Office of the Public AdvocateIn a landmark reform agenda, the Victorian Public Advocate has called for nation-wide cognitive disability screening for prisoners and a series of accompanying support services.
Its latest agenda item calls for cognitive disability screening for prisoners in all states and territories, as well as support for people with cognitive disabilities to understand and participate in their criminal justice journey, receive support services in prison, and be provided with supported housing if found unfit to stand trial or not guilty for reasons of mental impairment.
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