AUSTIN (KXAN) — Hays County said it expected to implement a Jail-Based Competency Restoration (JBCR) Program in the coming ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — People charged with crimes who have been deemed mentally incompetent sometimes wait months in jail for restoration services at the state hospital. The 1st Judicial District, ...

The Florida Supreme Court on Oct. 1 upheld Mesac Damas' conviction and denied a request to review the legality of his death ...

DAYTON — A Dayton teenager accused of murdering a Lyft driver is having his competency evaluated, according to court records. Da’Trayvon Mitchell, of Dayton, was indicted by a Montgomery County grand ...

It’s a revolving door court officials are trying to stop. A new program in Bernalillo County could give judges a different ...

Chad Ollinger appeared briefly in Justice Court on Tuesday morning after the discovery on Friday of Christopher Kelly’s death ...

Colorado's 1st Judicial District, which covers Jefferson and Gilpin counties, held its Competency Court inaugural docket this week, launching a program similar to those in other jurisdictions in the ...

The ruling clears the way for a new hearing to be held by a county judge, who has yet to be appointed. HARRISBURG – The state Supreme Court on Monday upheld its prior ruling that directed a new ...

Exterior of Whiting Forensic Hospital on the grounds of Connecticut Valley Hospital in Middletown. The maximum-security hospital has up to 78 beds for patients needing competency restoration. Credit: ...

HEALTH. OKAY, LET’S GO ON THE RECORD. AND THE 21 YEAR OLD CARLOS DOMINGUEZ WALKED INTO YOLO COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT TODAY FOR THE START OF HIS COMPETENCY TRIAL. BUT BEFORE ATTORNEYS STARTED CHOOSING WHO ...

"The plain language of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-11-303(a) comports with procedural and constitutional law. For example, defendants have a right to counsel at a preliminary hearing, e.g., Coleman, Wilson, ...

State prosecutors filed a motion last week asking for formal clarification on the competency of former Dane County deputy Andrew Steele, who is charged in a double homicide case. Steele is charged ...