Vermont
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Vermont bill would create a prison-based forensic facility for people found unfit for trial or legally insane Statewide
Source: Seven Days, by Colin Flanders
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AP: Vermont is the only state without a locked facility for defendants found incompetent, and lawmakers consider building one Statewide
Source: Associated Press / VTDigger (via Boston.com), by Charlotte Oliver/VTDigger, Associated Press
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Vermont House weighs bills on care and oversight for defendants found incompetent, after a Bennington killing Statewide
Source: VTDigger, by Kristen Fountain
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Vermont state working group recommends forensic facility and restoration program for defendants found incompetent Statewide
Source: Vermont Department of Mental Health (posted by the Vermont General Assembly), by Vermont Department of Mental Health
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Vermont enacts Act 57 revising competency and insanity procedures and creating a forensic care working group Statewide
Source: Vermont General Assembly
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Vermont Senate passes bill adding prosecutor notice and reevaluation rights in competency and insanity cases Statewide
Source: Bennington Banner, by Tiffany Tan