Addiction and homelessness are a constant presence in L.A.'s mental health court. Its judge wants defendants to "feel like ...

Judges in Ventura County are beginning to assess defendants charged with serious crimes and found incompetent to stand trial ...

I’m a doctor who treats dying patients. People with mental illness who get trapped in the criminal justice system are facing ...

A Brisbane woman who allegedly attempted to gouge her foster daughter’s eye out was ordered by a judge to complete a mental ...

The program is similar to the county's current deflection program for people facing arrest for substance abuse.

Judge orders Dajon Daniel to return May 27 to Department 21 for an update and to remain on diversion while criminal proceedings are suspended.

There is effectively one attorney on Oʻahu handling all the petitions for getting severely mentally ill people treatment ...

David Rojas testified that he touched the 34-year-old woman’s right breast twice with his gloved left hand after noticing a ...

Children incarcerated at Long Creek Youth Development Center, Maine's only youth prison, have more behavioral health needs than most adults in the state's prison system. But advocates say those ...