Should individuals with persistent and serious mental illness, who commit minor crimes, be treated as criminals in our court system, or can we treat their mental illness in a more humane way and offer ...

Kevin Mock couldn’t even remember his own name in one of his first court appearances for charges of battery of an officer. He had to be strapped into a restraint chair just to make it through the ...

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 ...

When a person is charged with a crime but found too mentally ill to participate in their defense, Washington state must offer them temporary treatment. The process, known as “competency restoration,” ...

Senate Bill 1323 took effect in January. Judges must now decide if it's "in the interest of justice" for certain defendants to be restored to competency or placed in an alternative program. Fewer ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The suspect accused of killing Cleveland Police Officer Jamieson Ritter and his own grandmother now has a competency restoration deadline. Delawnte Hardy, 26, was ordered to ...

Nearly 450 Missourians awaiting placement in state psychiatric hospitals are held in jail, a 40% increase from last year. These individuals, deemed incompetent to stand trial, face average wait times ...

Weld County Sheriff Steve Reams and District Attorney Michael Rourke drew national attention this month with viral claims that a dangerous man was set free from jail because of a 2024 change to ...