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The '''Forensic Conditional Release Program''' ('''CONREP''') is the [[California]] Department of Mental Health's statewide system of community-based services for specified forensic patients.<ref> {{cite web |url=http://www.dmh.ca.gov/Forensic/conrep.asp |title= Forensic Services: Forensic Conditional Release Program (CONREP) |accessdate=2007-10-09 |archiveurl= http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:DSlSL9T6su8J:www.dmh.ca.gov/Forensic/conrep.asp+ConReP&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us&client=firefox-a |archivedate=2007-07-25 }}</ref>

==History==

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==Details==

CONREP patients are typically young males (77% are 18-44 years old) with severe mental disorders (66%) who have committed violent felonies (85%). Common ways for offenders to be placed in CONREP include:

* Mentally Disordered Offenders can placed in CONREP by the Board of Prison Terms instead of the court.

* Offenders found Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity can be placed in CONREP by filing a petition for restoration of sanity and winning at the hearing.

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==Difficulties==

The ConRePCONREP programs have been under investigation by a variety of Federal and State agencies for [[abuse]] of its patients. Ranging from food and housing problems, to falsifying of legal documents. The average patient may be in the ConRepCONREP program for 20 years, or even for the rest of their lives. The program has recently been in the news for its treatment of convicted multiple sex-offenders.{{Fact|date=October 2007}}.

==External links==

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[[Category:Mental health]]

[[Category:Law enforcement organizations]]