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Jail Based Mental Health Competency Restoration

  • 1.  Jail Based Mental Health Competency Restoration

    Posted 09-09-2025 14:21
    Edited by iConnect News 09-09-2025 14:22

    Nevada recently passed a law to permit full competency restoration within a jail facility. I'm looking for other jails that have a jail-based competency restoration program to get some insight on the following:

    • Things you wish you knew/would have done differently when the program first started? 
    • Any significant barriers or issues with stakeholders (including the courts, public defender's office)?
    • Did you staff the unit like a regular housing unit or did you allocate additional staffing to have oversight of daily operations? 
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