It's a situation Pamela Hawkins said she hopes other parents of a child with mental health issues won't have to endure.

Keeping vulnerable people from sitting in a cell is how Hays County leaders bill the Jail-Based Competency Restoration (JBCR) ...

Hays County leaders have approved a new jail-based program aimed at addressing mental health needs in the criminal justice ...

Prosecutors have refiled felony charges against Benjamin Plank in the 2022 ambush killing of Oklahoma County Deputy Bobby ...

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 ...

Charges against Benjamin Plank, accused of shooting and killing an Oklahoma County deputy in 2022 during an eviction notice, ...

"Instead of waiting nearly a year for treatment, we can provide those services right here, right now," the Hays County District Attorney's Office said.

Jefferson County District Attorney Alexis King has been outspoken against the new law, telling reporters, "The reality is ...

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, ...

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, ...

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 ...

Torrance State Hospital is one of only two hospitals in Pennsylvania that provide ‘competency restoration,’ treatment for people who have been deemed incompetent to stand trial. Spotlight PA is an ...