Mental competency can become one of the biggest roadblocks in a criminal case, delaying justice for years as courts determine ...

The state later expanded forensic beds and, following a legal settlement, increased admissions, according to KSL. Counties ...

A Milwaukee woman accused of setting fire inside an apartment building near 22nd and Hampton on Jan. 13 was found incompetent ...

Oklahoma jails hold hundreds of people found incompetent to stand trial, awaiting mental health treatment for months.

The state appealed an interlocutory order of the trial court that found defendant incompetent to stand trial for murder. Defendant was charged with the brutal murder of a woman, who was found with ...

A Lucas County Common Pleas judge ordered Martel Huggins to receive psychiatric treatment at a behavioral health center, ...

Kelly Carroll’s daughter was slashed to death five years ago — and she thinks the man accused of murdering the 26-year-old slipped through cracks in the system. The Pownal man charged with killing ...

A new bill introducing Colorado’s competency laws was introduced Thursday. The legislation would help ensure that suspects ...

An unlikely duo in Colorado has a common goal to fix a system they say is failing victims, defendants and the public.