Forensic unit definition
Forensic unit means an inpatient ward or unit where a majority of the patients are admitted or committed under ch. 971 or 975, Stats., or under s. 51.37 (5), Stats.
Forensic unit means a separate unit within a state facility for treatment of mental illness, reserved exclusively for individuals entering through the criminal justice system. These individuals may include those being evaluated for capacity to stand trial, those found incapable of proceeding to trial, and those found not guilty by reason of insanity. The only forensic unit currently in North Carolina is located at Central Regional Hospital (formerly Dorothea Dix Hospital).