Nebraska inmates wait an average of 128 days for Lincoln Regional Center beds
The Nebraska Examiner reported that only 164 of the regional center's 200 beds were operating because of construction and staffing, and 54 were occupied by people committed by mental health boards. One Lancaster County detainee waited 365 days.
Sen. Matt Hansen's LB 1223 would require the state to pay $100 a day for people found incompetent who wait beyond 30 days and to set aside at least 200 beds for them, at an estimated cost of $900,000 to $1.3 million a year.
Source: Senators decry the lack of mental health treatment options in Nebraska — Nebraska Examiner, by Paul Hammel
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