Committee moves to require January feasibility plan for standalone forensic facility, insists it not be operated by DOC

Apr 29, 2026

The Senate Institutions Committee reviewed and refined language that would require the secretary of human services to deliver a January feasibility plan for a therapeutic, trauma‑informed forensic facility separate from correctional operations, specifying location, bed counts, clinical services and security arrangements.

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The Senate Institutions Committee on Tuesday reviewed a draft amendment that would require the secretary of human services to submit, by January, a feasibility plan for developing and operating a therapeutic forensic facility separate from the Department of Corrections.

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