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 ...
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 ...
The man charged with the murder of a University of Washington student was ordered to undergo an initial period of competency restoration Monday. Christopher Leahy, 31, is accused of stabbing ...
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 ...
A new pod in the Virginia Beach Correctional Center will be dedicated to inmates whom the court decides need mental health restoration services before they stand trial for their alleged crimes. State ...
"Our goal is to use community-based services to decrease the time needed to restore defendants to competency, thus minimizing delays in moving these cases forward while also reducing recidivism for ...
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 ...
An Austin federal judge ordered a state health agency to admit all mentally incompetent jail detainees to state facilities within 21 days to have their mental health restored before trial. The order ...