Arizona
Competence-to-stand-trial stories pinned in Arizona, newest first.
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Arizona's competency system often leaves jail as the only treatment defendants get Statewide
Source: AZ Luminaria, by John Washington
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Arizona Rule 11 Task Force interim report finds competency evaluations concentrated in superior court and misdemeanor cases dropped without restoration Statewide
Source: Arizona Supreme Court, by Arizona Supreme Court Task Force on Rule 11
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Arizona House passes bill to commit defendants who are incompetent, unrestorable and dangerous; fiscal analysts flag large costs Statewide
Source: Arizona State Legislature, by Arizona State Senate Research
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Arizona publishes statewide best-practices guide for competency restoration programs Statewide
Source: Arizona Supreme Court, by Arizona Supreme Court Committee on Mental Health and the Justice System
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Arizona court committee proposes standardized Rule 11 evaluator guidelines and a fix for dangerous, unrestorable defendants Statewide
Source: Arizona Supreme Court (Arizona Judicial Council), by Arizona Supreme Court Committee on Mental Health and the Justice System
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Study documents Arizona's shift from hospital to jail-based competency restoration Statewide
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, by Joseph D. Bloom and Scott E. Kirkorsky