New Hampshire officials outline a 24-bed, $30 million forensic hospital for defendants found incompetent or not guilty by reason of insanity
New Hampshire Bulletin reported that Heather Moquin of New Hampshire Hospital and Ted Kupper of the Bureau of Public Works described a $30 million, 24-bed facility to be run by the Department of Health and Human Services rather than a private company. The site, on state hospital grounds, followed Gov. Chris Sununu's directive.
Officials had sought 60 beds and $40 million, but lawmakers approved the smaller project. The patients would be those in the criminal justice system found incompetent to stand trial or not guilty by reason of insanity, who are currently housed in the prison unit.
For the competency system, the plan marks the point where the state committed to a hospital-based setting for forensic patients after decades of debate.
Source: Officials outline preliminary plan for $30 million, 24-bed hospital for forensic patients — New Hampshire Bulletin, by Annmarie Timmins
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