Without provocation, he threw objects at staff and assaulted staff, requiring manual, mechanical, and pharmacologic restraints. Shortly after being released from restraints, he assaulted a staff member by chokehold, again requiring restraints.His escalated behavior continued the next day, during which he assaulted staff on 3 different occasions, including punching a staff member in the head … Continue reading The Arbitrary Fate of Someone Dangerous to Themselves or Others – In the Criminal Justice System
Competency Restoration
State of Minnesota DHS: Not Our Job to Provide Competency Restoration Beds
DJP thanks Treatment Advocacy Center for its article: "Competency Restoration vs Psychiatric Treatment". Minnesota is to be credited for standing up for the moral and ethical good. Unfortunately, it won't stop prosecutors from pursuing preparing people who were neurologically detached from reality when unlawful or violent acts were committed - for prosecution. Nonetheless, whatever the … Continue reading State of Minnesota DHS: Not Our Job to Provide Competency Restoration Beds
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