New Hampshire breaks ground on a 24-bed forensic hospital for defendants found not competent or not guilty by reason of insanity
The facility will also take civilly committed patients who need more security than the main state hospital provides. At present some of these patients are housed in the Department of Corrections' unaccredited Secure Psychiatric Unit alongside incarcerated people.
Health commissioner Lori Weaver said it would be the first time in recent memory that New Hampshire has a facility dedicated to people involved in the criminal justice system who have not been convicted. Completion was projected for 2025.
Source: NH breaks ground on new forensic psychiatric hospital — New Hampshire Public Radio, by Paul Cuno-Booth
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