Patrick Carroll will undergo mental health counseling for two years, in exchange for Los Angeles prosecutors dismissing a criminal case.

The May 2023 death of baby Phoenix — and the investigation by the Bay Area News Group that followed — forced a reckoning at ...

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

Certified Law Student Michaela Myers argued here in Yolo County Superior Court that the accused, a young mother, deserved ...

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

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

HENCE BEING ELIGIBLE FOR MENTAL HEALTH DIVERSION. RECENTLY, HE GRADUATED FROM THE MENTAL HEALTH COURT, WHERE THE CROWD APPLAUDED HIM. COOPER SAYS SUSPECTS CHARGED WITH CHILD ABUSE SHOULDN’T BE ...

We look forward to discussing with the Administrative Office of the Courts the best options for creating mental health diversion programs in Hudson County. “I am confident we can achieve the same type ...

Sheriff Cooper says the mental health diversion program has become too lenient ... “No in the legislature, no one in law enforcement, no one in the courts can tell you how many cases have ...

A Covington man charged with aggravated assault appeared in court seeking bail. The defendant, a military veteran with no prior criminal record, reportedly attacked a mental health worker and ...