borndem
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Originally posted by MsJosie - Yes Zoey, that is what DH said. 'That Felon' may be going to a mental hospital or prison for further evaluation and treatment. When that is complete he will be then sent to a prison, but which prison would he go to? I still have not seen anywhere, in any state, that felon, serving LWOP for a state crime, goes to another state to serve their sentence for the crime committed in one state.
This is sure is a question I want an answer to....hope the media picks up on it. I wonder if the victims/families were aware of this statement earlier before the court day started.
The inmate will most likely go to a prison that is also a regional evaluation center. He will have a physical exam, a psychological exam, job skill interview, etc., and he will be tested to find his intelligence level, etc., etc. Based on those results and on where a bed is available, he will be placed there.
In a trial I watched several years ago -- a good many years ago in Utah or Arizona, maybe, I cannot think of his name -- the convicted murderer/rapist who also had a history of addiction was placed in a prison with a hospital that had a psychiatric center. He definitely needed heavy sedation (as we saw at his trial) and there was staff at the prison facility who could treat him. This should not be a problem for the State of Colorado. Colorado has the facilities and they will keep him till he dies. IMO.