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 ...
Charges have been refiled against Benjamin Plank, accused of killing an Oklahoma County deputy, after a new law addresses ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... State lawmakers have yet to fund an $11 million effort to reform Colorado courts’ long-troubled competency system, raising alarm among supporters as the end ...
Micah Pearson believes that if there had been an assisted outpatient treatment program in place 13 years ago in Maryland, he wouldn't have a criminal record today. At the age of 47, Pearson is now an ...
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — People charged with crimes who have been deemed mentally incompetent sometimes wait months in jail for restoration services at the state hospital. The 1st Judicial District, ...
The Colorado Supreme Court determined on Monday that a Larimer County judge had no choice but to permit a doctor to give ...