Cindy Murphy

So right now, yes, through the legislature, we have the Tristan Murphy Act passing through legislature right now. I was just there for a hearing on Wednesday before the Criminal Justice Committee of the House of Representatives. It's already passed the Criminal Justice Committee in the Senate.

So right now, yes, through the legislature, we have the Tristan Murphy Act passing through legislature right now. I was just there for a hearing on Wednesday before the Criminal Justice Committee of the House of Representatives. It's already passed the Criminal Justice Committee in the Senate.

So right now, yes, through the legislature, we have the Tristan Murphy Act passing through legislature right now. I was just there for a hearing on Wednesday before the Criminal Justice Committee of the House of Representatives. It's already passed the Criminal Justice Committee in the Senate.

Several more committees to go before it lands on the House floor and the Senate floor for full votes, final votes, but... It's been well-received. And what this legislation does is it really focuses on the front end of someone's involvement with the criminal justice system, with there being an effort to really identify right from the get-go, like within the first 24 hours.

Several more committees to go before it lands on the House floor and the Senate floor for full votes, final votes, but... It's been well-received. And what this legislation does is it really focuses on the front end of someone's involvement with the criminal justice system, with there being an effort to really identify right from the get-go, like within the first 24 hours.

Several more committees to go before it lands on the House floor and the Senate floor for full votes, final votes, but... It's been well-received. And what this legislation does is it really focuses on the front end of someone's involvement with the criminal justice system, with there being an effort to really identify right from the get-go, like within the first 24 hours.

hours, whether the individual has mental health issues, whether the actions that they had been arrested for could be related to their mental health and to have them evaluated on an emergency basis. And if there's some funding and some model programs for how that might be structured in the county jail with the hope that throughout

hours, whether the individual has mental health issues, whether the actions that they had been arrested for could be related to their mental health and to have them evaluated on an emergency basis. And if there's some funding and some model programs for how that might be structured in the county jail with the hope that throughout

hours, whether the individual has mental health issues, whether the actions that they had been arrested for could be related to their mental health and to have them evaluated on an emergency basis. And if there's some funding and some model programs for how that might be structured in the county jail with the hope that throughout

All of Florida counties will start developing these programs so that people can get diverted right out, right at the beginning, get the mental health that they need, get the services they need and become a productive member of the community rather than rotting in jail.

All of Florida counties will start developing these programs so that people can get diverted right out, right at the beginning, get the mental health that they need, get the services they need and become a productive member of the community rather than rotting in jail.

All of Florida counties will start developing these programs so that people can get diverted right out, right at the beginning, get the mental health that they need, get the services they need and become a productive member of the community rather than rotting in jail.

Because once you get in the criminal justice system, and that was our experience with Tristan, we just, we had to wait. We had to wait for their processes. We had to wait for them to determine he was incompetent to stand trial. And meanwhile, during that time, he became more and more mentally ill. So we're hoping that this passes.

Because once you get in the criminal justice system, and that was our experience with Tristan, we just, we had to wait. We had to wait for their processes. We had to wait for them to determine he was incompetent to stand trial. And meanwhile, during that time, he became more and more mentally ill. So we're hoping that this passes.

Because once you get in the criminal justice system, and that was our experience with Tristan, we just, we had to wait. We had to wait for their processes. We had to wait for them to determine he was incompetent to stand trial. And meanwhile, during that time, he became more and more mentally ill. So we're hoping that this passes.

There's several other things in the legislation that, you know, would have helped in Tristan's case. Everybody now involved in looking back on it, you know, hindsight's, you know, whatever.

There's several other things in the legislation that, you know, would have helped in Tristan's case. Everybody now involved in looking back on it, you know, hindsight's, you know, whatever.

There's several other things in the legislation that, you know, would have helped in Tristan's case. Everybody now involved in looking back on it, you know, hindsight's, you know, whatever.

But everybody understands and realizes this should have really been handled so differently. And he'd still be with us if some of the legislation were in place.

But everybody understands and realizes this should have really been handled so differently. And he'd still be with us if some of the legislation were in place.