What is the process for determining an individual’s competency to stand trial? First, a defense attorney must request a competency evaluation through the Chatham County Mental Health Court by ...

An Oklahoma County jail detainee whose delayed acceptance into a treatment program at the Oklahoma Forensic Center in Vinita prompted a judge's contempt order in late January is just one of several ...

The waitlist for competency evaluations by the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health (DBHDD) continues to grow as does the one for beds at state mental health hospitals. As a result, inmates at ...

PAPILLION, Neb. (WOWT) - The man who pled guilty in a death penalty case in the Omaha metro was set to have another competency review hearing on Monday, but it was delayed. In 2022, Roberto Carlos ...

An expert witness in a competency hearing Wednesday questioned the way competency is determined through courts, citing the changing nature of mental health symptoms. “It’s like a useless exercise,” ...