Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jun. 30—Every year, hundreds of people across New York who have been accused of crimes are sent to state-run mental hospitals to ...

The Nevada Supreme Court found in a series of recent decisions that a judge was justified in dismissing criminal cases after a state agency failed to promptly transport criminal defendants for ...

According to public defenders, 162 people in Clark County are awaiting competency restoration treatment, with an average wait ...

The recent oral argument in the case of State of Connecticut v. Jane Doe provided a glimpse behind the locked doors of Whiting Forensic Hospital and raised questions about the appropriateness of the ...

The number of people waiting in jail to be transferred to state mental health facilities reached an all-time high in February. People are sometimes being incarcerated for longer than if they’d ...

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 ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - It’s not abnormal for someone to have to endure a competency hearing in Northeast Ohio. Here are some of the cases you may be familiar with: Arthur Velasquez, accused of ...

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 ...

Colorado courts are rolling out a new program that leaders and advocates hope will make a dent – even if small – in the long wait times for competency evaluations. The new program, competency ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO/Gray News) - Two children, ages 9 and 11, who are charged in connection with the brutal assault of a 5-year-old girl last year must undergo competency restoration before they can ...