News Roundup from Around New Hampshire on June 16
Lawmakers set to return today for drug bill vote and other news from around New Hampshire.
June 16, 2016 | https://indepthnh.org/2016/06/16/news-roundup-from-around-new-hampshire-on-june-16/InDepthNH.org (https://indepthnh.org/page/25/?s=secure+psychiatric+unit)
Lawmakers set to return today for drug bill vote and other news from around New Hampshire.
June 16, 2016 | https://indepthnh.org/2016/06/16/news-roundup-from-around-new-hampshire-on-june-16/Rep. Renny Cushing: “It is a small change but for those of us working to help end the criminalization of people with severe mental illness in our state, I think it is an important value statement.”
June 15, 2016 | https://indepthnh.org/2016/06/15/nh-dem-platform-draft-opposes-housing-non-criminal-mentally-ill-people-in-prison/Eric Largy has asked a judge to immediately dismiss newly re-filed criminal charges against him that allege he beat his father, retired Nashua Police Chief Clifton Largy, seven years ago.
June 4, 2016 | https://indepthnh.org/2016/06/04/eric-largy-drop-charges-asap-alleging-he-beat-dad-an-ex-nashua-police-chief/Judge Charles S. Temple: “I’m concerned about where we are in terms of what is actually going to be accomplished in this case.”
May 27, 2016 | https://indepthnh.org/2016/05/27/eric-largy-faces-criminal-charges-in-attack-on-ex-nashua-police-chief/Judge David King: “It is uncontroverted, however, that since his initial arrest, Mr. Largy has not been a discipline problem to anyone.”
May 19, 2016 | https://indepthnh.org/2016/05/19/judge-no-life-sentence-for-eric-largy-in-ex-police-chief-dad-assault-case/Frankie Berger, director of advocacy at the nonprofit Treatment Advocacy Center: “Honestly, it’s appalling and shocking what we’ve learned so far. We need to see it fixed.”
May 17, 2016 | https://indepthnh.org/2016/05/17/lawsuit-likely-to-stop-imprisoning-crime-free-mentally-ill-patients-in-nh/Eric Largy could be released on May 15 or face another five-year civil commitment, this one to the state hospital in Concord.
May 13, 2016 | https://indepthnh.org/2016/05/13/state-seeks-another-five-years-for-eric-largy-in-beating-of-ex-nashua-police-chief-dad/Eric Largy has been transferred to the New Hampshire Hospital in Concord and could be released as soon as May 15.
April 28, 2016 | https://indepthnh.org/2016/04/28/son-accused-of-beating-ex-nashua-police-chief-dad-moves-closer-to-release/The full House voted Wednesday to send a bill back to committee that would have expanded DNA collection to include civilly committed patients who haven’t committed a crime.
April 6, 2016 | https://indepthnh.org/2016/04/06/committee-to-reconsider-collecting-dna-from-civilly-committed-patients/