HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 65
(By Delegate Hatfield)
Requesting the Joint Committee on Regional Jail and Correctional
Facility Oversight to conduct a study establishing drug and
mental health courts in each judicial district to divert
adults, juveniles and teens with mental health and addiction
problems from the corrections environment.
Whereas, Drug courts have been established as a pilot program
in several counties in West Virginia to afford courts in those
counties an alternative disposition for individuals in the
corrections system who have mental and addiction problems; and
Whereas, The Legislature desires to have information on the
effectiveness of those programs, how they may be expanded, whether
the program ought to be expanded statewide and how a statewide
program could be implemented; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Joint Committee on Regional Jail and Correctional
Facility Oversight is hereby requested to study the drug courts
previously established as a pilot program, and how the program
could be expanded statewide also including similar treatment for individuals with mental illness, and including special courts for
juveniles and teens with mental illness or drug addiction problems;
and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Regional Jail
and Correctional Facility Oversight report to the regular session
of the Legislature, 2009, on its findings, conclusions and
recommendations, together with drafts of any legislation necessary
to effectuate its recommendations; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the expenses necessary to conduct this
study, to prepare a report and to draft necessary legislation be
paid from legislative appropriations to the Joint Committee on
Government and Finance.
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