It's a situation Pamela Hawkins said she hopes other parents of a child with mental health issues won't have to endure.

Hays County said it expected to implement a Jail-Based Competency Restoration Program in the coming months.

Hays County leaders have approved a new jail-based program aimed at addressing mental health needs in the criminal justice system and reducing long jail stays f ...

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, District Court and mental health providers are launching a new local process for evaluating defendants’ mental competency and offering outpatient treatment for ...

Charges have been refiled against Benjamin Plank, accused of killing an Oklahoma County deputy, after a new law addresses ...

A Centertown man who in March 2025 was allegedly found in possession of 23 pornographic images of children is incompetent to stand trial.

Torrance State Hospital is one of only two hospitals in Pennsylvania that provide ‘competency restoration,’ treatment for people who have been deemed incompetent to stand trial. Spotlight PA is an ...

ST. LOUIS — As a young girl growing up in Missouri, Megan Jolly loved to read, dance and dress up. For her 20th birthday, she and her mother wore formal gowns to dinner on a cruise ship to Cozumel, ...

"Instead of waiting nearly a year for treatment, we can provide those services right here, right now," the Hays County District Attorney's Office said.

When a defense counsel, prosecutor, or judge has reason to question whether a defendant can rationally assist in their own defense, the court may order a competency evaluation, the most common ...