Disability council urges community alternatives to proposed forensic facility, warns prison-based model risks indefinite confinement
Susan Aronoff of the Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council told the House Human Services Committee that S.193’s prison-based forensic model risks indefinite custody for people who are not competent to stand trial and recommended separating restoration programs from long-term secure housing and investing in community forensic specialists and oversight.
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Susan Aronoff, representing the Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council, told the House Human Services Committee that the proposal to place people who are incompetent to stand trial in a forensic facility within a correctional setting raises significant concerns for people with developmental disabilities.
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