Ohio
Competence-to-stand-trial stories pinned in Ohio, newest first.
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Ohio extends maximum competency-restoration commitment to five years Statewide
Source: Cleveland 19 News, by Julia Thyret and Brian Koster
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Investigation: Ohio's psychiatric hospitals are now dominated by the criminal justice system Statewide
Source: The Marshall Project, by Sarah Jane Tribble, KFF Health News, and Doug Livingston, The Marshall Project
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Ohio's state psychiatric hospitals run near capacity as defendants wait in jail, public radio reports Statewide
Source: The Ohio Newsroom (Statehouse News Bureau), by Kendall Crawford
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DeWine forms work group on competency restoration and diversion as forensic patients fill 93 percent of state hospital beds Statewide
Source: Office of Gov. Mike DeWine, by Office of the Governor of Ohio
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Ohio governor signs Senate Bill 2, allowing outpatient competency restoration for nonviolent misdemeanor cases Statewide
Source: Ohio Senate (Office of Sen. Theresa Gavarone), by Theresa Gavarone
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Ohio Senate bill would send low-level defendants to outpatient competency evaluation and free hospital beds Statewide
Source: Spectrum News 1 Ohio, by Josh Rultenberg
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Ohio mental health department reports jail-transfer admissions to state hospitals more than doubled in three years Statewide
Source: Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
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Ohio fiscal analysis: bill would bar inpatient competency evaluations at state hospitals for nonviolent misdemeanor defendants and fund limited guardians Statewide
Source: Ohio Legislative Service Commission
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After Dayton shooting, Ohio governor floats shifting low-level defendants out of state psychiatric hospitals Statewide
Source: The Appeal, by Kira Lerner