tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post117155121499087316..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Lawsuit could force Texas to treat mentally incompetent defendantsGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-59303648617680955652010-01-02T13:28:30.507-06:002010-01-02T13:28:30.507-06:00Well, there's about 260 on the waiting list ri...Well, there's about 260 on the waiting list right now, almost 3 years later. Still, long waits. Instead of fully funding outpatient competency restoration, the lege decided to use the good ole boy system and fund a private prison firm (that has a long record of human rights violations) to build a forensic hospital. Do we yet know who's budget will pay for admissions? At present, the funds come out of "trust funds" set up by DSHS for local mental health centers. 46B states that the local mental health center decides the most appropriate place for treatment (the judge's failed to read that part).editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03658875555790939850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1171823416359280632007-02-18T12:30:00.000-06:002007-02-18T12:30:00.000-06:00It's about damn time!It's about damn time!123txpublicdefender123https://www.blogger.com/profile/16074278445586583355noreply@blogger.com