The governor and council or the superior court may discharge any such person from prison, or shall transfer any prisoner who is insane to the secure psychiatric unit, to be kept at the expense of the state, whenever they are satisfied that such discharge or transfer will be conducive to the health and comfort of the person and the welfare of the public.
Source. 1971, 518:1. 1975, 388:2. 1985, 337:5, eff. July 1, 1985.