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Texas forensic psych bed waitlist tops 1,600 amid $650M repair backlog

By Ella Ruder 1 min read

There were 1,626 people waiting for forensic state hospital beds at the end of fiscal year 2026, down from 1,734 in the first quarter, according to a November report from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. The forensic waitlist covers people found incompetent to stand trial or not guilty by reason of insanity. At the close of the fourth quarter, 1,149 people were awaiting non-maximum-security beds and 477 were awaiting maximum-security beds. Average waits were 163 days for non-maximum-security admissions and 213 days for maximum-security admissions. HHSC said patients… Originally published in Becker’s Hospital Review. Read More

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