Conditional Release Program: Difference between revisions

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* 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.

* Offenders found "not guilty by reason of insanity" or "[[Competence (law)|incompetent to stand trial]]" because of a serious felony must spend six months in a state [[mental hospital]] before transfer to CONREP.<ref>[http://www.disabilityrightsca.org/pubs/517001.htm Disability Rights California: FAQs about CONREP]</ref>

Prisoners can only be transferred to CONREP after being deemed no longer dangerous and released to outpatient status.