Push to double Tenn. treatment beds after lack of beds for incompetent charged criminals

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — A grieving murder victim’s father pleads for more treatment beds for people charged with a crime but deemed incompetent to stand trial.

Tennessee lawmakers understood the importance of it and are giving the green light for more beds after there weren’t enough in the state.

House Majority Leader William Lamberth spearheaded Jillian’s Law, which passed last year…

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