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Apr. 8, 2022
New version of CARE Court bill to be public today
Two senators introduced SB 1338 last month after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced his Community Assistance Recovery and Empowerment Court plan, known as CARE Court. Newsom proposed to give judges new powers to detain people and order them into treatment, though both the bill and Newsom’s plan lacked key details.
New bill language attempts to build a legal framework around Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to push homeless mentally ill people into treatment.
Two senators introduced SB 1338 last month after Newsom announced his Community Assistance Recovery and Empowerment Court plan, known as CARE Court. Newsom proposed to give judges new powers to detain people and order them into treatment, though both the bill and Newsom’s plan lacked key details.
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