Fitness & Health
Texas has an extreme shortage of mental health services, leading to many to end up in jail when they need help
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A judge ordered her to be held without bail while she undergoes psychiatric exam
The cases are being investigated by the prison system and by police
Georgia corrections chief works on treatment options for 9,382 inmates
Without the added staff, providing treatment to prisoners for mental health issues ranging from substance abuse to schizophrenia will either not happen or it will cost more
Two psychological examinations carried out before the 10-week trial started reached opposite conclusions on whether Anders Behring Breivik is psychotic
Troy Anderson deemed for more than a decade too dangerous to be among other offenders
Allen Hurley will have a competency hearing after the state’s independent forensic examiner’s report contradicted the defense’s report
Danielle Yvonne Slaughter told police she killed her daughter after she spoke ‘in an evil voice’
Inmate who was diagnosed with schizophrenia but later found sane
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