Florida Senate Passes Bill Diverting Defendents with Mental Illnesses into Treatment Programs
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Florida Senate Passes Bill Diverting Defendents with Mental Illnesses into Treatment Programs
The Florida Senate unanimously passed a bill 37-0 Wednesday that would divert criminally appropriate defendants suffering from mental illnesses into treatment programs instead of incarceration. Sen. Jennifer Bradey (R-Fleming Island) championed SB 168, also known as the Tristan Murphy Act. Rep. Nan Cobb (R-Eustis) is sponsoring the House version of the bill (HB 1207), which is still under consideration. Tristan Murphy was a 37-year-old father of…
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