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5 May 2007, 7:57 am
Madden's HB 914 creating and inspector general at TYC (discussed briefly here) is also moving through the process and likely to pass in some form.Competency RestorationSB 867 by Duncan (discussed here) along with new funding for state hospitals (that will be decided in conference committee) are the two main legislative initiatives to address the crisis of mentally ill defendants languishing in jail without trial - often on misdemeanor charges - because the state mental… [read post]
10 Apr 2007, 1:18 am
Carr attained a full-scale IQ of 53 and has deficits in the four adaptive behavior assessments: community use, functional academics, health and safety, and self care. [read post]
26 Feb 2007, 5:41 am
Mental health and antebellum criminal justiceOn her new blog, As the Island floats, Galveston District Judge Susan Criss offers a brief history lesson on a key leader of the earliest American efforts to distinguish mentally ill from criminal behavior and seek alternative solutions. [read post]