DA: Prattville mental health facility not acceptable for housing sex offenders

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A judge granted a temporary restraining order Friday, preventing a convicted sex offender from moving into a mental health facility in Prattville.

According to District Attorney CJ Robinson, the temporary restraining order centered around the transfer of Tyrone Bennett. Bennett is a registered sex offender.

A Jefferson County judge recently approved a transfer for Bennett to be housed in a mental health facility located in the Prattville area. Robinson said the facility is too close to schools, daycare centers and other places children gather so it should not house sex offenders.“In the statute, there are some exemptions allowed. And our concern is we have documentation over the last several years that this is not a secure facility.

The temporary restraining order will remain in place until a judge makes a decision on Bennett’s transfer to the facility. We reached out to the Alabama Department of Mental Health for more information on the facility and its level of supervision if Bennett were to be transferred.

 

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