Laura's Law is a California state law that allows for court-ordered assisted outpatient treatment. To qualify for the program, the person must have a serious mental illness plus a recent history of psychiatric hospitalizations, jailings or acts, threats or attempts of serious violent behavior towards [self] or others.
Read more https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura%27s_Law
Can only be implemented if the County has outpatient programs and it is approved by Humboldt County Board of Supervisors.
San Luis Obispo passed it, why not Humboldt. People declared mentally incompetent either go to NAPA, recently only after threats of a contempt order due to delays, then are sent back if they are barely competent to either plead out or be released.
Not safe for them, not safe for the public.
If you keep getting in trouble, you keep harming others, you should be forced to take your medication.
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