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Georgia Senate approves $409M for a mental health hospital
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February 22, 2026
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1:44Now PlayingThe Georgia Senate voted 49-1 Friday to approve the amended state budget, including a late addition to spend $409 million building a 300-bed forensic mental health hospital, the state’s first new psychiatric facility in more than 60 years.
The vote came six days after a federal court released Georgia from a 16-year ban on constructing such facilities. Sheriffs from across the state backed the plan, saying their jails have become mental health wards.
But not all lawmakers support the plan.
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