Mental Health

Lawyers say too many mentally ill patients spend months in jail, where they suffer while awaiting medical attention

Tarrant County's largest mental health provider is the jail, but a new program hopes to change that

Jamal Sutherland died in January after deputies repeatedly used stun guns and kneeled on his back to restrain him

The hearings are the next step in a lawsuit filed by the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program and others

The training module aims to educate family members about how to help loved ones in law enforcement and corrections who may be struggling

Ninth Circuit Solicitor Scarlett Wilson says she expects to decide whether to file charges by the end of June

Clips released last week show the deputies repeatedly using stun guns and kneeling on the back of a mentally ill inmate

Too many "fellow officers take on mental health responsibilities that they are not equipped to handle," said Sheriff Kristin Graziano

“Suicides are preventable. There should be zero, that should be the goal," said the investigation's author

Prisons and jails will not be allowed to hold inmates in solitary confinement for more than 15 consecutive days

If signed, the measure will limit any form of isolation exceeding 15 days and ban solitary confinement for vulnerable populations altogether

A crowd-sourced educational stress management experience with Mike Taigman and Angela Leath for cops, firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, 911 telecommunicators and correctional officers