News Report | October 25, 2010
Liberty Healthcare & San Bernardino Sheriffs Department Piloting Jail-Based Competency Restoration Program
OPEN MINDS Weekly News Wire
Social Services
On October 25, 2010, the Sheriffs Department in San Bernardino County, California started a one-year, 20-bed, jail-based mental health pilot program for offenders found incompetent to stand trial; it provides psychiatric assessments, stabilization treatment, and competency restoration services. The services are provided by Liberty Healthcare Corporation via a $4 million contract with the California Department of Mental Health (DMH). By providing services at the jail, DMH and the county anticipate improving the continuity of care for these offenders, as well . . .
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