Bill in Tennessee legislature could mean involuntary treatment for criminal defendants found incompetent to stand trial

Legislation could mean involuntary treatment for those deemed incompetent to stand trial

Rep. William Lamberth, R-Portland, listens Feb. 20 during a House Criminal Justice Committee meeting in Nashville. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Rep. William Lamberth, R-Portland, listens Feb. 20 during a House Criminal Justice Committee meeting in Nashville. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)


Amid a nationwide mental health crisis and calls for increased gun control, some Tennessee lawmakers want to bolster the state's ability to mandate psychiatric treatment and monitor certain offenders with diagnosed mental illness or intellectual disability.

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