Developmental Disabilities
Community Protection Program
The Community Protection program provides 24-hour supervision of people with developmental disabilities who have committed crimes and served their prison time; exhibited inappropriate behaviors in public or are suspected of crimes but have been determined to be incapable of participating in trials.
Their disabilities may include:
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Intellectual disability
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Autism
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Epilepsy
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Cerebral palsy
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Down syndrome.
There are approximately 470 people in the Community Protection program. They live in communities throughout Washington.
