Should individuals with persistent and serious mental illness, who commit minor crimes, be treated as criminals in our court system, or can we treat their mental illness in a more humane way and offer ...
New York lawmakers sent a bill to Governor Kathy Hochul’s desk that includes several major reforms to how the courts ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO/Gray News) - Two children, ages 9 and 11, who are charged in connection with the brutal assault of a 5-year-old girl last year must undergo competency restoration before they can ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Cuyahoga County prosecutors are seeking changes to state law that would allow authorities more time to restore the mental competency of murder defendants awaiting trial. Senate Bill ...
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, Mexico. She ...
According to public defenders, 162 people in Clark County are awaiting competency restoration treatment, with an average wait ...
CLEVELAND — A new court filing is clarifying the timeline for competency restoration in the case of De’Lawnte Hardy. He's accused of killing his own grandmother, Beatrice Porter, and Cleveland police ...