tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post4001421151779906560..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Few bills proposed at Lege to remedy statewide crisis in competency restorationGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-70408735022657294202011-03-16T05:51:52.831-05:002011-03-16T05:51:52.831-05:00Jason, the bill allows it ordered but it's not...Jason, the bill allows it ordered but it's not creating any infrastructure to facilitate it. The Lege created four "pilot" outpatient programs in 2007 and my reference was that they're not building on that infrastructure, even if that bill would allow outpatient cr to be used where available.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-72174042963748713742011-03-15T23:06:44.317-05:002011-03-15T23:06:44.317-05:00One of the fascinating aspects of the McMeans case...One of the fascinating aspects of the McMeans case is that someone out there is happy to spend public money on "Dr" Richard Coons, the Austin psychiatrist whose predictions on future dangerousness have been found by the CCA not to be scientifically reliable. And Dr. Coons does not come cheap - $400+ PER HOUR in capital cases. Someone has some 'splaining to do - and Dr. Coons needs to retire. Pity he wasn't shamed in to that by the CCA, but apparently not ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-51561430047859678922011-03-15T17:44:43.960-05:002011-03-15T17:44:43.960-05:00Grits-
I think you should read Sen. Williams/Rep...Grits-<br /> I think you should read Sen. Williams/Rep. Hartnett's bill again. It allows the judge to order outpatient, community based treatment for competency restoration when and where a program exists.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06846501186653302290noreply@blogger.com