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Commissioners approve jail‑based competency restoration program to reduce state hospital waits
Summary
The court authorized an interlocal agreement with Hill Country MHDD and partners to provide competency restoration services inside the Hays County Jail, a state‑grant‑funded program county officials say will shorten wait times and reduce local jail days for people awaiting competency treatment.
Hays County Commissioners voted to authorize an interlocal agreement to create a jail‑based competency restoration (JBCR) program that will allow the local mental‑health authority to provide competency services inside the county jail.
Landon Campbell, division chief in the District Attorney's office, told the court the county faces a backlog for…
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