Mississippi
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Mississippi doubles forensic hospital capacity with new 83-bed unit
Source: Mississippi Today, by Gwen Dilworth
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With only 39 staffed forensic beds, Mississippi defendants wait up to a year in jail for restoration treatment Statewide
Source: Mississippi Free Press (with Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting), by Julie Whitehead
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Disability Rights Mississippi sues the mental health department again over records on its forensic unit Statewide
Source: Mississippi Today, by Will Stribling
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Mississippi homicide suspect found incompetent in 2019 is still in jail, as state hospital forensic capacity lags Statewide
Source: Mississippi Today (Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting), by Julie Whitehead
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Mississippi expands forensic capacity and plans an 83-bed unit after years of jail waits Statewide
Source: Mississippi Today, by Larrison Campbell
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Relatives of Mississippi man jailed 11 years after being found incompetent file $11 million federal suit
Source: WREG (Memphis)
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ProPublica traces a Mississippi teenager's nearly four-year jail wait for a psychiatric evaluation and finds 102 others waiting Statewide
Source: ProPublica, by Sarah Smith
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Mississippi's forensic unit has 35 beds and a nine-to-eleven-month wait, leaving mentally ill defendants in jail
Source: Jackson Free Press, by Arielle Dreher
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Mississippi budget cuts threaten more jail time for mentally ill as 144 people wait about 11 months for 35 forensic beds Statewide
Source: Mississippi Today, by R.L. Nave and Patsy R. Brumfield
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Mississippi man jailed nearly 11 years without trial after being found incompetent is approved for transfer to a state hospital
Source: Mississippi Free Press (AP, originally Jackson Free Press), by Associated Press