Sen. Blake Tillery to Announce Plans for New Forensic Mental Health Hospital to Alleviate Jail Overcrowding

ATLANTA (February 18, 2026) —On Friday, February 20, Senate Appropriations Chairman Blake Tillery (R–Vidalia), President Pro Tempore Larry Walker (R–Perry) and Senate Majority Leader Jason Anavitarte (R–Dallas), will hold a press conference to outline plans for the construction of Georgia’s first new forensic mental health hospital in more than six decades.

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