OFFICE OF THE ATI ’ ORNEY **GENERAL** OF - AUSTtN

Honorable0. W. Stakea GeneralNanagesTerns Fri8on System HwMrille, Texar War Gajor 3tidwd: Qpiniori 30. O-7460
tit Procrdtwa 

### to be follwed % t&e Rlson 

### aystmlh in 0 handling of insan yvye6 We to hospibal.

.
Your lettw raqneatlng an opinion of t;lia

departamnt has been receivedand is quoted **balou:**

& find it~aeaeasary to ruqmat an 'Opinicw of your Depld%Fmrit

on the follqvingt :-

. *The ,pisoanalof the State EXeeuoaya Iartitutionr

**(aa adiniais~rr~d**  by.thehard o fioutrol)

have refused



### te necept iasaneprisoners in aam instanas6,

from tbr Texks **FrQon** System, by virtue.of

the exirtene~

of Art;icl*,6203e, .%visedCivil St@utos.
"It ag$nmrrto us that ArWlbti-,J186a nd 6203.~ tray

conflict,

aa Artiele'3~86a~providee for lnmne‘cionvicts to be turned over to tha stata~hoapitals,

v&ire @ti8lo 620% propiderr **that** inaanstmxdatr ara to be &old ib the pr‘iaon hoapltal.
nPleam adviseuhat precadum shouldbe f#lowed by the Prison System in the handling of inJ3aum



### eomsat8+a 

### to BorpitaliUaation, that i6, which State &pnay +&ould take cm of such lnsanaClDZWiCt8, ala0 furtishLng ua with til* ;Sfu~~,~;.g~ 0iAt~So~, if any, regnrding

### 167'

Hozmrable

D. W. Stekqr,Pegr.2

**A** eubeequent

letter**dated October**  **U, 1946**  furnhhing **additional** 5nfonmti0,a 18, in part, as foilouer

19b6 *Replying

to your letter of **Oatober** 29 ngardin **Hosphl** tall.

ii Sl#, States **Pslson P8yahopathb**  #or IzvJktiale

6203e,will l **dvlse that**  **aair hospital**  **wee oonrtruotrd**  out, **;ibm;ey approprited**  **by** the Forty-Third Legir-

. Howver, in this conneotioa, we wleh to advie. the6 thir hoepitel he8 been ueed prlncipelly

for a general

tiepita for t&e l nt f ro T a me P rbo a

3 verlouekindsj end 3: rbe& sdadtting

cneee of on p a very eaallpert hem been **uord** forpqehopa?dia **ptlonte:** Xn fact, %t is not.



### l qtip@d to hmdle but.8 wry **limited aumbm**  of palciurbr in iihnt oatbgwyr

. . ,‘
.

170.. oasiad**bu.thiAhd L&is-** 



### “Seati& 1.‘~.

That. ahaid dill **be ’**  **b&it,** l etabliehed

**aad -mintai.ned,**  **as a,**  **part,** of **ae** *iron SyetcmP

of Texas, an~~Xneti~u~lon for the examinatlon,;obssrvstian, $reatmrtt

**and** itwar-, : aeration

of all pereoixii

whb h8~e.

been oonvlcted of **felony, ytmd** 

**who &aye-.been** duly:;adjudgedInsane. by any wiqmtent Courtrb 14Crin thr **St&o** of .Texaej

cad, whithere ,beea

+quitted **by** P Cow% of bmpetenb Juriediotioa upon the +g-aunde of insanityi

eeld’institutiozk

to be knoti as the Stete~,P~~eon

Pepchopethio

Hospital.r
. 

### 168

*section

2. Pile consttiation,

rup art and maintenance

OS #aid inrtitution sha f 1 be azAdw by appropriation

to the Prisor? SyYyrtsm of.Toxarfor t%at purpose. Said Iaatitution shall **be** locatedcn any land **adjaaent to6**  **or**

**.** withinthe u@llB iif the prinoa8yrtoar

at Huntwille, tiallsw~ounkijl, hxw. *Sed$.iea

)q 'The Teinr-Stake

Priron wr,ob Other gw8tm in abargeof the management of **sai priron**  shall, upon the adviceof any **priaoa** phyalaim **mnd any**  **prisonor te**  **raid** Bospit'iA for abrervation, oar@-and treatment for thirty ()o) by8 and upon final 41LIpminattLwI h shall eit& be soturned to aoti%arwmD or oa efiidavlt of insanity shall!

be **Silrd agahat**  hi@ a&, provided by law;

**~(J3,p3.00) I)ollaro**  **er yearr,**  with provielons for hiwoelfand &ml y not to **oxaeed Five**  **iiundmd ’**  **P**. If;9

Uonorable

0. W. St&or, Pam Q

~{~.O@D$~d &‘,‘ar,” tibh water, lights, of die Stata Prison If;’ Thi Cenor,al Hsn.ager aha auob assistant phyaloiana,

wtrll appoiat qualified

in paychtitry as he may deem beat, and. **aaid** asaiat~8 phymiaiana shalirearirea salaryto ba **f$xed** by the **Logis** latutskaot

to **crwsed Two**  **Thou88nd SItrrt**  **Hundred** ()2,700.000)

Doliarsper 

### jeerwith prqvialona **fo@ board**  and **1wMry** far hbwrlf and family. The mMag*I? of al*. Prlaml ?yacsrP SbrU’ supply thq necessary

guarda.* ‘waution 8. Thr feet that the proviiiona

ia the Stat* Peniteat;Kast'p beooma hmne, he aholl **be** tri+at6d

b -ttm @irollphylicrisn at rrutltaril$o

gad ah aI l.be obswved by raid

Judgr 

### shall

i'orthwith

### proved to try said canvlct in the same'maamr a0 other persona and under tha same rules of prooodur.aa apply to the,triof.

Of 

### &itiSoM

Who b0Uoin'3

i~r88R8.

mUenorsbh II. W. Stakes,Page 5 

# %“P +-+I+

g&g 9 ata Ii08

ital Or the treatma* o m 0~30 OF o her p a6 proridrd hereafter by law, provided tbe provialon of thla law 6halli not apply to prisoner6under aentenae of death .md oonfiaedwithin the State Penitentiary.
**%eatioa** 2. Whena Stetr Conviot, lo,aated 01) My of the prison farm **booomoa**inaaar he 8hU.l lmmdiately be tranr)rrrud to tb nu& prison at gn.tWvU~e fer obsarvationand treat-.~, rent. *S46tioa 3. Thr cotmtiy Judge 6nd Offiwr* Wying uid 60nvist 6h*ll reaeir6 the oara6 feea
as allWed by law for the trirl of.sueb aaaeu in the County Courtl but all ooat6 **and** expwtaea lnaident thereto lmIlu&ing Cow% eoata and **fees,** ind 8h6 aorta of **p~~vlding** the nemlawy olothing for tlw aWesion of said aonviot to & State Xoapit~ Pa* the treatment of tihe inoaa*, tt+ get&r with the oxpenaeof transfer96 

### 6&d riavnar to auah M iaetltutton shall Wd the **aanagar of**  the P~iaon Sy&tea smt of fWla low& foe 'haagwo.nt MB apratloa of the PFsaon Syob-.

-.--~ _- -- -- - an eaergeaoy

and $. Inecsoefty that th4~.Conati8utiimal Xul6 r&Wring Rllla to be read on &we* several

dry6 in eaah UCUSO be aueplsnded and that this Aat ahall take sffeat.andb6 In for66 from and after Its pauaago, end it is 60 6naated.w (%aphaaiaadded)ionornb3.e

.P. N. dtaicer,

Pnge 6

Wlo.bvlirve

a oonsldemtionalro of Artlclo932a, 7smonfe Co60 of ~Crimlnal Rocedure will affordhe1 nrrivlng at the intvmtof the Legisiaturs. in Article f2e

“a. To have besn lnmno at the 

### tiaothe act is allegidto have be*n sotss~ttmd~ 

### but 8ano **at the**  **t5.m of**  **trial, ha**  **ah+** be imnodiatsl~dlahargrdt
“11. To kiava

been inoun a8 thi tim ~the uct **18 ’**  **allaged to**  **havr been**  **c** omdtted **and ,insmo**  at tbo ‘tine of triel,or aane at the tima the act Aa allegvdto **have been**  **eoaaritted** and3naank at W 

### tiruaf t+lj the 00&t ,~hall therrupon a a ko . a n 6 . h q ivo l **nt@red 8~**  the alnute.8 of the Court nn WMr aom~tt~ng the dofendsnt to thr Qustody of the shsriff, to be kmpt **oubjoct** to the **Jurt+er ord6r**  **of** Thor’

**County** Judge of’ the uounty,and t&a pro&edinga shall fcwthwlth be **eertifiied** to the CountyJudgewho shall at once take’ the 

### neaessary &spa. tg have’

the defendant

**eomaitted** 

### to and eonfi.nod in a State hoepitslfor the lnaaneuntfl ha brcoxeraant, .: Y3radion

2. When the defez&i~:on the trial of tie main charge’

ia the Inmnitp **;of the**  4ifez.w dant the jury shdL1**be** inbtrmcted, If they 86&t him on **that** g~ouod,to atate that ,faat with thair verdiat,

and if the7 further find the defendant:

ea.~ To hem been iwane at the ‘tima the aot is allegedto have been oommlttrrd, but sane at the time of trial,he ahall be Lmedlataly disoharged;Honorable D. #. Ytakea,Page $

"b. To have been Inanneat the time the act is allegedto hnve been **aommittad and**  **in** 5nn. 

### at the tlae of trial,or Bane at the tim the aat Is allegedto have been committed and insaneat the tiae of the trial, the Cou& shall **thereupon** 5mko and hare **entered** on the minn~ea of the Oourt an **order ..nmitting**  **the** defendanb

to the euatodyef the aheriff2, te **be** 

### ke p t l **ubjeot** to the furtherelder of the, CountyJudgeof.the.oou%t~ and the prooeod&ga **8hall** forthwith **be amtiffed**  **t. ahe**  aOmy - Judg. who dmll at ozwe 8ILlIo th n9cresewy atepa to hato the defendant aoiianittod

to aad coafiaedin a **StBate** hospital **for** the lnsana until he **beaon.. .M.,**  5Seotiaa

3. When bh. defer&dent ao aoiaa&&ed to a hospital

for tha lnaanebeefma son., tha ruporintendent

of the hoapitaXah~ll ire written not:.. of that faet to the Judge of tit l c o ur t fma which the order of ecamitment tamed.,. Upon reaeiptof aueh aot%aethe Ju dst a 'shall

repulre the 

### sheriff

to bringthe **defeon ant**  **frix8 the**  bo :pital.and

placebin in.tbeproper euatody~uptl? 2
the h*arin(c-may be bad ‘before IL 

### juryio moB .; Cvur% to deternine

6afendant*a



### l anityr.andif he be found mne he ahallbe diaehargad, unl~ahe hadbecm a% wMch rioualyfouad 

### to ba aaue a8 ~,tlme

t-r ia **alle;[gPd ’**  **to** hare eommltted the Off.I%S.

&argad in:whiah .V.nt,un1easp1~viim5ly **aaquitt.d, he**  a&allbe tried.for the offenra eiwsrged." Althou& Artial 932a, v,r C. C. P., dealswith the question

of ~inaanity,

when 

### Inter crime **and doe.**  not eovei the le r 8.d as a defenaa, to a

we t l&k it aignifiaant **b&o.use** it pmrides for ,wami en% of fa.68 before uai 2111

g.: gggq#q of 11) all **persona** who are **found to**  **here**

a the tige the a@t ie allegedto have been **a0nuaitt.d** 5nd attha time of trial,**and** (2) all peraons lzme at the tlae the act ia **alleged** to have been oolamitted **and** inrane at the thee of tri81.

### 173

Bonorable

D. W. Stakes,Page 8

Tha additions1

information

suppliedin your saoond letterleads ua to the conclusion thnt there is in effeatno State PrisonPayohopathlc HoaplBl**aa** provided for in Artlole 6203e. Tou atate that, a prisonhoapitnl

was oonstruated

out of money appropriated by the 43rd Leglalature, but that it **la** uaed prinolpally as a generalhoapitrl is rqulpped to **handle** but a limited number of payahopathia patienta,

and that no ap'

p" pristlonhaa ever beenmado to pay a Superinten**dent w**  **ca** led for ia Seotion6 of Article6203e.

**Tha appropriation**  **for the**  aonatruation of hospital18 **found** in the Qeneral Appropriation

Bill li3rd Legislature

and la aa follows3 "hospital

(to"be uaad alao ior ,oriminally Lnaane)to **be built**  with **coaviot labor**  **within tie**  prisonwalla at Huntavrtllo, Teacaa

. . . &iO,OOOe
A aearohof the appropriation bills alnaa 1933 discloses

that no appro **riation** has ever baea made to pay a .iuperintendent

aa aal P ed for in 3eotion6 of Article 62038.
Xt is tiie~opinion

of this departmen tha8 until the defloienoier~alroady **wation~d in**  oonneotion with Artiole 62036 are met, Arti6lcl 3186a **V.** 0. C. P1, willcontrol. V. 1. G. Y:, .ind Artiola932a hthough **there may**  **be** a hoapitol withinthe prisonwall8 suitable for the housing,oP

inaane, it **ia** not proparly ett?ffsd ae urlledfor ln Articlo 6203, and there~fore

for all praotiaal

purposesit is not the.Gtnts **Prison** Paychopathio Hospltsl

**aa** aontemplated

by Artialo620%.
It is the furtheropinionof this deptitnent that until thehospital ia properly stnffed and equipped all lnshouldbe sent to **a** State tioapital in aaaordanoo 3186a,**V.A.C.S.,** and Atiiolr 932a, V.C.C.P. sane persona with Artiole
**trust** thia aatiafactorllp answ6ra

your inquiry. Your8 very truly