MENTAL HEALTH AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE ARE RELATED ISSUES THAT AFFECT PEOPLE AND SYSTEMS ALL AROUND NEBRASKA. WE’RE TOLD MORE THAN HALF OF THOSE INCARCERATED SUFFER FROM A MENTAL ILLNESS, AND THAT’S THE ...

Working in the clinical field for more than 15 years, I often see how mental health intersects with the legal system in ways that demand not just compassion, but also specialized expertise. At ...

The El Paso County prison diversion program aims to keep people with mental illness from returning to the criminal justice ...

Raleigh introduces FACT teams to support individuals with mental health issues in the criminal justice system.

Navigating the issues of mental illness diagnosis and competency for trial. Exploring the unique issues when someone with a psychiatric or neurodevelopmental condition is brought into the criminal ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man described as homeless is accused of stalking and raping a 93-year-old woman in Pittsburgh. Ronny Hough is a homeless man with a long criminal history, ranging from public ...

Under the Miami-Dade Criminal Mental Health Project, recidivism plummeted. Miami-Dade County Judge Steve Leifman has just stepped down from the bench after 30 years. He’s internationally known for ...

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 ...

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CHARLOTTE — Charlotte leaders and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department want to close mental health gaps in the criminal justice system. During a committee meeting on Monday, advocates and ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - Florida’s criminal justice system is one step closer to expanding mental health resources for those in need. The Senate approved sweeping mental ...