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This document pertains to the procedures of community placement and treatment for those persons adjudicated Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity and committed to the Colorado Department of Human Services under Forensic Community-Based Services. Under the law, persons found insane are not necessarily incompetent to stand trail. Where incompetence abates the criminal action and is procedural in effect, insanity is substantive and renders the defendant not...
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On June 22, 1999, the United States Supreme Court found in Olmstead v. L.C. that unnecessary segregation of individuals with disabilities in institutions is a form of discrimination based on disability. Colorado has implemented a number of planning efforts that were designed to address the Olmstead decision. While not implemented, these plans provided substantive guidance to state efforts which resulted in a number of important achievements. These...