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 Back | 144th General Assembly
Senate Bill # 313 |
| Primary Sponsor: | Blevins | Additional Sponsor(s): Rep. Hudson |
| CoSponsors: | { NONE...} |
| Introduced on : | 06/17/2008 | |
| Long Title: | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 11 AND 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE CRIMINALLY MENTALLY ILL. |
| Synopsis: | This bill reforms the method by which criminally mentally ill adults and criminally mentally ill non-amenable juveniles are treated, rehabilitated, and punished. The bill specifies that the Department of Correction shall place those non-amenable individuals under the age of 18 years who have been adjudged “guilty, but mentally ill” in a facility other than the Delaware Psychiatric Center. Additionally, this bill reforms the manner in which adult inmates housed within the Department of Correction are transferred between penological custody and custody for the evaluation and treatment of mental illness at the Delaware Psychiatric Center. The bill is designed to bring these statutes up to date and ensure that inmates receive adequate and effective Due Process regarding each aspect of the transfer process. Further, this bill aligns the authority of the Department of Correction to transfer inmates to forensic psychiatric facilities such as the Jane E. Mitchell Building at the Delaware Psychiatric Center with the processes set forth in Title 16 relating to the transfer of inmates to such facilities. Finally, this bill specifies that inmates under 18 years of age within the custody of the Department of Correction shall not be transferred to Delaware Psychiatric Center and may be transferred to other appropriate facilities. The bill also provides that non-amenable juveniles may be transferred and placed into the Delaware Psychiatric Center only upon reaching 18 years of age.
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| Committee Reports: |
Senate Committee report 06/19/08 F=0 M=5 U=0----->
House Committee Report 06/24/08 F=0 M=6 U=0----> |
| Voting Reports: |
Senate vote: () Passed 6/19/08 3:28:40 PM------->
House vote: () Passed 6/25/08 5:53:45 PM-------> |
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Actions History:
| Jul 09, 2008 - Signed by Governor
Jun 25, 2008 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 41 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
Jun 25, 2008 - Necessary rules are suspended in House
Jun 24, 2008 - Reported Out of Committee (CORRECTIONS) in House with 6 On Its Merits
Jun 24, 2008 - Introduced and Assigned to Corrections Committee in House
Jun 19, 2008 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
Jun 19, 2008 - Reported Out of Committee (ADULT & JUVENILE CORRECTIONS) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
Jun 17, 2008 - Assigned to Adult & Juvenile Corrections Committee in Senate
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