PennsylvaniaResolution would study mental health and disability care in county jails
Pennsylvania's Legislative Budget and Finance Committee would study documented health conditions and disabilities among county jail inmates, the care they receive, and missing services.
What it does
A state legislative committee would count county jail inmates with documented mental or behavioral health conditions or intellectual and developmental disabilities, including autism. It would also identify available care and missing services.
The committee would report its findings and recommendations to state lawmakers who handle health and justice issues within 12 months of the resolution's adoption.
Argument forComparing care across county jails could help lawmakers identify missing services and decide where people need more support.
Argument againstPeople with urgent needs might see no immediate help because the resolution calls for a study without requiring jails to provide missing services.
More detail
The Pennsylvania Legislative Budget and Finance Committee would count affected inmates by county and list services and gaps in care by county jail. The study would cover people in Pennsylvania county jails with mental illnesses, behavioral health disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, or autism. The count would cover documented conditions. The inventory would list services available and delivered, plus needed or beneficial services that are not provided.
The Pennsylvania Legislative Budget and Finance Committee would send its findings and recommendations to four legislative committees. Recipients would be the Senate and House Judiciary Committees, the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, and the House Health Committee. The report would be due within 12 months of adoption of the resolution.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Adopted
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 28Reported as committedLatest
- Sep 24
- Vote recorded Committee vote (Judiciary): Report Bill As Committed. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 15Referred to JudiciaryIntroduced
Mental HealthCriminal JusticeDisability Rights