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CONCORD – The mood among lawmakers has changed dramatically over the last three years that InDepthNH.org has been investigating the state’s decades-long practice of locking up mentally ill people in the prison’s Secure Psychiatric Unit even if they haven’t been convicted of a crime.
The move comes two weeks after ProPublica and the Houston Chronicle reported on pervasive problems in the historic heart program.
Updated: Concord Monitor reporter Lola Duffort reported June 8 that the proposed rule change was voted down by an advisory panel by a vote of 8 to 6 on Friday.
Another glimpse into the mind of Zubaydah now emerges from a series of drawings he made during his years in U.S. custody. They are by turns haunted and bizarre, ranging in subject matter from graphic depictions of his abuse to creatures drawn from some indistinct mythology.
CONCORD – A public hearing Friday, June 1, at the New Hampshire Supreme Court will consider a proposed rule change that would require disguising victims’ names and sealing other identifiers in Supreme Court records.
As explained in the brief, HB 1264 is not ripe for judicial review because courts can only adequately review constitutional questions concerning voting laws with the benefit of a full factual record developed through adversarial litigation.
For more information on the Recovery Hub, please visit nhrecoveryhub.org. If you or someone you know is experiencing an addiction-related crisis, call the NH Statewide Addiction Crisis Line at: 1.844.711.4357 (HELP).
This new service uses live, two-way secure video on large format, high-definition mobile carts to connect D-H providers with CCFHS patients and local medical care teams. Initially, the service will provide access to Endocrinology services for adults. Additional specialty services for both children and adults will be added in the coming months.
Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter is looking into what happened to a complaint to the U.S. Department of Justice filed by state Rep. Renny Cushing and others two years ago regarding incarcerating mentally ill people who haven’t committed a crime with convicted criminals at the state prison’s Secure Psychiatric Unit.