Michigan
Competence-to-stand-trial stories pinned in Michigan, newest first.
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Michigan state report shows waits for forensic hospital beds for incompetent defendants more than quadrupled in a year Statewide
Source: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
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Michigan health department reports the average wait for forensic hospital admission fell from 157 to 137 days in 2020 Statewide
Source: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
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Chippewa County sheriff's public appeal exposes months-long waits for state psychiatric placement in Michigan Statewide
Source: Bridge Michigan, by Ted Roelofs
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Michigan House bills would rewrite competency-to-stand-trial procedures and let counties use outside examiners when the state center falls behind Statewide
Source: Michigan House Fiscal Agency
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Detroit News traces Michigan's psychiatric bed shortage through a jailed teen found incompetent in a killing Statewide
Source: The Detroit News, by Karen Bouffard
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Michigan House votes for 45-day limits on competency exams; advocacy group cites an average six-month wait Statewide
Source: Safe & Just Michigan, by Kate McCracken
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Michigan House Fiscal Agency analyzes bills to cap competency exam delays at the state forensic center Statewide
Source: Michigan House Fiscal Agency
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Michigan has 110 defendants waiting for competency treatment as a state facility runs short of space, newspaper investigation finds Statewide
Source: WNMU-FM (Associated Press), by Associated Press
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Michigan lawmakers propose 45-day cap on competency examinations Statewide
Source: Michigan Legislature, by Michigan House of Representatives