County to establish jail competency restoration program
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County to establish jail competency restoration program
The Hays County Commissioner’s Court approved the first steps toward establishing a program to restore mental competency to defendants in jail on Jan. 7. Jail-based Competency Restoration (JBCR) seeks to restore the competency of detainees legally deemed mentally incompetent, meaning a judge has found them lacking the mental ability to consent to criminal legal decisions. Individuals deemed incompetent can not legally move forward with their cas…
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