The suspect in a double capital murder case that rocked the state has once again been scheduled for a jury trial to determine ...
It’s been more than two years since Larned State Hospital clinician Dr. Tomas Garza was fatally shot at a rural warehouse ...
A Tarrant County mother accused of killing her 6-year-old special needs son and fleeing to India has been found mentally ...
Colorado lawmakers want to create a new way to institutionalize mentally ill and disabled people who are accused of serious ...
Everyone working on James Perry Jr.’s murder case had come to accept that when he fatally shot his daughter as she stopped by to deliver cookies, he was legally insane. Holed up in his Newbury home ...
More than 400 Missourians deemed incompetent to stand trial on criminal charges are awaiting mental health care in county jails, according to Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH) Director ...
Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. To the Editor: After following testimony on S.193 before the Senate Judiciary Committee, one thing stands out: the conversation about mental health ...
NaphCare provides full cycle competency services through its THRIVE program. THRIVE offers jail-based options to address every phase of the competency process in jurisdictions that permit jail-based ...
When people are so mentally ill they can’t understand they’ve been charged with a crime, it can be a long wait to get the help they need to defend themselves in court — a long wait in jail, often ...
A judge has sided with court consultants who said ODMHSAS has not made significant improvements to its competency restoration program. A judge has ruled in favor of court consultants who said the ...
The longer individuals who are awaiting restoration go without treatment, the longer it takes to restore them to competency and the risk of being unable to restore to competency increases.