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House Corrections and Institutions Committee asks for feasibility study, recommends AHS operation of forensic facility
Summary
The committee directed staff to prepare a feasibility plan for a proposed forensic facility, recommended the Agency of Human Services (AHS) or joint departmental operation rather than Department of Corrections (DOC) control, and asked that the plan address location, size, cost, competency restoration and interim out-of-state placement options.
The House Corrections and Institutions Committee directed legislative staff to draft a feasibility plan for a proposed forensic facility and signaled it does not support placing the facility under Department of Corrections control.
"The committee recommends that a forensic facility be operated by AHS or jointly by departments with specific knowledge of the qualifying conditions," Katie McDonough of the Office of Legislative Council said, presenting a draft summary of prior committee conversations about S.193.
The committee’s move follows testimony the members said revealed a statewide gap in programs for competency restoration. "There's a real gap in that there is no program," the committee chair said, urging that the feasibility plan address how competency restoration will be provided, both for individuals who would require secure care and…
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