2021 House Bill 4254

Create prisoner mental health screening tool

Introduced in the House

Feb. 16, 2021

Introduced by Rep. Sarah Lightner (R-65)

To require the Department of Corrections to develop a “screening tool” that “detects the presence of serious mental illnesses, psychological disturbances, co-occurring substance use disorders, and developmental disabilities” in individuals who are going to jail.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary