Duración máxima de compromiso o tratamiento en Washington

Explicación Simple

Si alguien es llevado a una institución porque tiene problemas mentales, no pueden quedarse ahí más tiempo del que duraría su pena si fueran culpables de un crimen. Si no los liberan a tiempo, los profesionales deben avisar a otros expertos sobre su situación.

Es como si tuvieras un libro prestado de la biblioteca. Tienes un tiempo específico para devolverlo. Si no lo devuelves a tiempo, la biblioteca tiene que avisar a alguien para que se haga cargo del libro.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan fue acusado de un delito, pero se determinó que no era responsable de sus acciones por un problema mental. Juan fue enviado a un centro de tratamiento, y su tiempo allí no puede ser mayor que el tiempo que habría pasado en prisión si hubiera sido culpable. Si no lo liberan en ese tiempo, los médicos deben avisar a un especialista sobre su situación.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

RCW 10.77.025 - Maximum term of commitment or treatment (1) Whenever any person has been: (a) Committed to a correctional facility or inpatient treatment under any provision of this chapter; or (b) ordered to undergo alternative treatment following his or her acquittal by reason of insanity of a crime charged, such commitment or treatment cannot exceed the maximum possible penal sentence for any offense charged for which the person was committed, or was acquitted by reason of insanity.(2) Whenever any person committed under any provision of this chapter has not been released within seven days of the maximum possible penal sentence under subsection (1) of this section, and the professional person in charge of the facility believes that the person presents a likelihood of serious harm or is gravely disabled due to a mental disorder, the professional person shall, prior to the expiration of the maximum penal sentence, notify the appropriate *county designated mental health professional of the impending expiration and provide a copy of all relevant information regarding the person, including the likely release date and shall indicate why the person should not be released.(3) A *county designated mental health professional who receives notice and records under subsection (2) of this section shall, prior to the date of the expiration of the maximum sentence, determine whether to initiate proceedings under chapter 71.05 RCW. RCW 10.77.027 - Eligible for commitment regardless of cause When a *county designated mental health professional or a professional person has determined that a person has a mental disorder, and is otherwise committable, the cause of the person's mental disorder shall not make the person ineligible for commitment under chapter 71.05 RCW. RCW 10.7