Louisiana

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Louisiana forensic backlog averages nearly seven months in jail before admission Statewide
January 16, 2024 · Baton Rouge, LA

Source: The Advocate (Baton Rouge), by Rebecca Holland
Louisiana's forensic waitlist keeps growing, with nearly 200 jailed ahead of hospital admission Statewide
November 3, 2023 · Baton Rouge, LA

Source: The Advocate (Baton Rouge), by Rebecca Holland
Louisiana jails hold well over 100 incompetent defendants awaiting state hospital beds Statewide
December 21, 2022 · Baton Rouge, LA

Source: The Lens, by Nick Chrastil
Court weighs contempt as Louisiana admits missing forensic admission deadlines Statewide
September 27, 2021 · Baton Rouge, LA

Source: U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana (via GovInfo), by U.S. District Court, M.D. La.
Louisiana court extends oversight of hospital-admission settlement after pandemic disrupts compliance Statewide
December 3, 2020 · Baton Rouge, LA

Source: Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse
Louisiana asks for $348 million to replace its 170-year-old state hospital, where nearly all patients arrive through the courts
March 13, 2019 · Jackson, LA

Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune | The Advocate, by Katherine Sayre
Louisiana agrees to end long wait for psychiatric hospital transfers Statewide
September 6, 2016 · Baton Rouge, LA

Source: The Advocate (Baton Rouge), by Joe Gyan Jr.
Federal judge refuses to dismiss suit over jail waits for Louisiana defendants found incompetent Statewide
July 18, 2016 · Baton Rouge, LA

Source: U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana (via GovInfo), by U.S. District Court, M.D. La.
Advocacy groups file new federal suit saying Louisiana again leaves incompetent defendants waiting in parish jails Statewide
November 13, 2015 · Baton Rouge, LA

Source: The Advocate (Baton Rouge), by Joe Gyan Jr.

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