Jun. 30—Every year, hundreds of people across New York who have been accused of crimes are sent to state-run mental hospitals to be treated for severe disabilities or mental illnesses that prevent ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) – For years, Texas’ state hospital system has operated at capacity, causing hundreds of mentally ill county jail inmates to wait months for a bed and treatment. The state’s $1 billion ...

State Sen. Nathan Manning (R-North Ridgeville) and state Sen. Thomas Patton (R-Strongsville) recently gave sponsor testimony on Senate Bill 295, legislation that would extend the timeline for ...

When a defense counsel, prosecutor, or judge has reason to question whether a defendant can rationally assist in their own defense, the court may order a competency evaluation, the most common ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Cuyahoga County prosecutors are seeking changes to state law that would allow authorities more time to restore the mental competency of murder defendants awaiting trial. Senate Bill ...

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, District Court and mental health providers are launching a new local process for evaluating defendants’ mental competency and offering outpatient treatment for ...

Feb. 28—Shellie Whitmore has yet to be in a courtroom with the man accused of stabbing her father to death on a walking path in Manchester more than two years ago. The next chance to change that ...

Inconsistencies in Oregon's behavioral health and judicial systems are contributing to a “revolving door” of defendants at the Oregon State Hospital and community restoration programs, a new Oregon ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that more than 50% of Americans will be diagnosed with a mental illness or disorder in their lifetime. Now, imagine not being able ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A northeast Kansas county is launching a new effort to more quickly evaluate the mental competency of people charged with a crime. It’s believed the be the first such program of ...

In the Vermont House Judiciary section of the legislative website, two bills dealing with competency are listed. H.251 was ...