In the 1994 film, “The Shawshank Redemption,” actor Morgan Freeman portrays a prison inmate nicknamed “Red” who addresses a parole board after serving 40 years of a life sentence. He’s asked if he has been rehabilitated.
Alternatives to Incarceration
Proposed criminal justice reform renews punishment v rehabilitation debate
State of Texas: Leaders consider ‘consequences’ of not tracking state hospital waitlist data
In Texas, people charged with crimes and found mentally incompetent to stand trial most often obtain restoration treatment at a state hospital before returning to jail and being able to actively participate in their defense.