| The Psychiatric Security Review Board was created in 1978 to assume jurisdiction over persons in Oregon found to be "guilty except for insanity" of a crime. The board's jurisdiction is equal to the maximum sentence provided by statute for the crime for which the person was found "guilty except for insanity."
The board's primary purpose is to protect the public through the on-going review of the progress of those placed under its jurisdiction and a determination of their appropriate placement. The board has the authority to: commit a person to a state hospital designated by the Department of Human Services; conditionally release a person from a state hospital to a community-based program with close monitoring and supervision; discharge a person from its jurisdiction; and, when appropriate, revoke the conditional release of a person under its jurisdiction and order the person's return to a state hospital pending a full hearing before the board. The five board members are appointed by the governor for four-year terms. |
