Chapter III: Pretrial Issues, Adjudication and Sentencing

Policy Statement 15: Sentencing

Maximize the use of sentencing options in appropriate cases for offenders with mental illness.

Recommendation f: Expand the sentencing options available in rural areas to provide mental health services for people  with mental illness.

(See Policy Statement 10: Modification of Pretrial Diversion Conditions and Policy Statement 11: Pretrial Release/Detention Hearing, for more on this topic.)

 

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