A Yolo County Superior Court judge granted mental health diversion in a felony firearm case, despite the prosecution's ...

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 ...

Tennessee lawmakers this year passed a new law in honor of slain Belmont University student Jillian Ludwig. In November, Ludwig was on an afternoon walk in a park near Belmont's campus when she was ...

How do we improve the social safety net for people in Wisconsin with severe and persistent mental illnesses? This has long been a top question for the behavioral health and criminal justice officials ...

The order will seek to establish partnerships and programs to train state employees in addressing mental and behavioral health within the justice system — before and after people are incarcerated.

As Terrance Kurhansky’s case made its way through Pennsylvania’s criminal justice system, it became clear to his attorney and the presiding judge that their options were limited, and none of them was ...

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 ...

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 ...

The laws at the intersection of the criminal justice and mental health care systems in Vermont are broken. The government needs to be able to act when people commit crimes that cause harm, make others ...

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A man is behind bars tonight weeks after police say he beat a 77-year-old man to death outside a mid-town restaurant. The suspect's criminal record shows a pattern ranging from petty ...