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To: Missouri Laws on Adult Guardianship
Fight for Rights
The adult men and women who are under State Guardianship in Missouri who are in a locked facility deserve to have the right after one year be placed in front of a judge, and given an appointed attorney to plead their case and psychiatric evaluation to show progress of one's case and disability.
Why is this important?
Others should join our fight for rights! Prisoners in Missouri were given the right to an attorney. If they cannot afford one, one is appointed to them. So why is this right not given to the ones under guardianship? A psychiatric evaluation after a year in a locked facility will show the progress of one's health. Placing them in front of a Judge will get the courts more involved with their cases. When placed in a 24 hour 7 days a week locked down facility you are not given any amount of time that you will be in this facility. It could be a year it could be 12+ years. Prisoners are given an out date, but the non-criminal mentally ill are not given this right.