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 ...

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 ...

There has scarcely been a better time in our great state’s history to be an advocate for improved mental health services. While Florida ranks abysmally at or near the bottom in community mental health ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The deadline to restore competency has been extended in the case of De'Lawnte Hardy, the man accused of killing his own ...

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, ...

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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An Oregon Health Authority report has revealed the state’s need to improve how it manages services for residents who have been charged with a crime, but deemed unfit to ...

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Hays County said it expected to implement a Jail-Based Competency Restoration Program in the coming months.

ST. LOUIS — As a young girl growing up in Missouri, Megan Jolly loved to read, dance and dress up. For her 20th birthday, she and her mother wore formal gowns to dinner on a cruise ship to Cozumel, ...

Despite ongoing treatment and a court-ordered medication regimen, a Grand Island woman accused of stealing more than $200,000 from customers remains mentally incompetent to stand trial, a judge ruled ...