格鲁吉亚60年来,在监狱人满为患和治疗需求未得到满足的危机中,批准为首家新的法医精神卫生医院提供409M美元。 Georgia approved $409M for its first new forensic mental health hospital in 60 years, amid a crisis of overcrowded jails and unmet treatment needs.

格鲁吉亚参议院批准了4.09亿美元,用于新建一家有300张床位的法医精神卫生医院,这是在联邦法院取消与《奥尔姆斯特德协定》挂钩的16年建筑禁令之后60多年来国家第一个这样的医院。 The Georgia Senate approved $409 million for a new 300-bed forensic mental health hospital, the state’s first such facility in over 60 years, following a federal court’s lifting of a 16-year construction ban tied to the Olmstead Agreement. 49-1票是在心理健康危机不断上升的情况下投票的,监狱作为事实上的治疗中心过于拥挤。 The 49-1 vote comes amid rising mental health crises, with jails overcrowded as de facto treatment centers. 执法人员和官员指出迫切需要,尽管一些立法者警告要重复以往的体制失败,赞成社区护理。 Law enforcement and officials cite urgent need, though some lawmakers warn of repeating past institutional failures, favoring community-based care. 医院大概在奥古斯塔或亚特兰大, 建设需要两到三年, 但300张床位不足, 估计需要800张. The hospital, likely in Augusta or Atlanta, would take two to three years to build, but 300 beds fall short of an estimated 800 needed. 众议院现在必须在最后批准之前将其预算与参议院的版本协调起来。 The House must now reconcile its budget with the Senate’s version before final approval.