In jail instead of a hospital; the struggle to get mental health treatment in Texas

Thousands of people arrested each year in Texas are dealing with mental health issues. Some conditions can be treated with ...
KASU

Two years ago, California allowed courts to order people into mental health treatment

Two years ago, California launched an experiment that lets judges order people with psychotic illness into care. Some counties are emphasizing something else the law enabled: "relentless outreach." ...

Native American children more likely to be arrested, jailed in Washington state, data shows

Native children are also more likely to be returned to custody if they slip up, rather than being given an opportunity to ...
90.5 WESA

System for determining if someone is mentally fit for trial in Pa. is in crisis, new report finds

The study found the mentally ill are swept up by low-level criminal offenses and kept in state hospitals too long, confirming ...

Lammy urged to end ‘scandal’ of people imprisoned for own protection

Exclusive: Removing courts’ power would help vulnerable adults and children and ‘free up jail spaces’, experts say, in wake ...

Caroline Flack Documentary Sparks Outrage: Was She Treated Differently by Police? — New Evidence Challenges Official Story

A new Disney+ documentary on Caroline Flack questions whether police and prosecutors treated the late TV presenter more ...
Opinion

‘Dangerous’ young offender institutions should be shut down, children’s commissioner says

Dame Rachel de Souza has called for a new youth justice system "based primarily upon a rehabilitative model of care” ...
Opinion
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A model for justice: How Miami can lead by investing in care, not cages

In Miami-Dade County, untreated mental illnesses and substance use disorders aggravate our criminal justice system, exhibiting a substantial inadequacy in community mental health services. Such ...