Pennsylvania
Competence-to-stand-trial stories pinned in Pennsylvania, newest first.
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State assessment finds Pennsylvania's competency system 'in crisis' Statewide
Source: Spotlight PA, by Danielle Ohl
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Pennsylvania's competency system leaves people waiting in jail without treatment Statewide
Source: Spotlight PA, by Danielle Ohl and Brittany Hailer
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court lets judges dismiss charges against defendants who will never be competent Statewide
Source: Spotlight PA, by Danielle Ohl of Spotlight PA and Brittany Hailer of the Pittsburgh Institute for Nonprofit Journalism
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Former staff and patients allege abuse in Norristown's forensic unit for defendants found incompetent
Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer, by Samantha Melamed
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Pennsylvania plans a 420-bed forensic hospital at Norristown costing $242 million
Source: MONTCO.Today, by Christine Tarlecki
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Three years after Pennsylvania's ACLU settlement, waits for forensic beds are shorter but still far above the seven-day standard Statewide
Source: WHYY, by Brett Sholtis
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Pennsylvania human services department issues statewide procedures for competency evaluation and restoration Statewide
Source: Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, by Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
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Allegheny County plans an in-jail restoration program because state hospital waits are too long
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, by Shelly Bradbury
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Pennsylvania misses a second settlement deadline for forensic beds as Norristown residents push back and waits approach 14 months
Source: WHYY, by Laura Benshoff
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ACLU moves to reopen Pennsylvania's competency-treatment settlement, saying more than 260 defendants are stuck in jails Statewide
Source: WHYY
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ACLU tells federal court Pennsylvania's jail waits for competency beds have not improved a year after settlement Statewide
Source: ACLU of Pennsylvania (court filing), by ACLU of Pennsylvania (counsel for plaintiffs, J.H. v. Dallas, M.D. Pa.)
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Pennsylvania settles ACLU competency-wait suit, agreeing to add treatment capacity Statewide
Source: CBS Philadelphia
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ACLU sues Pennsylvania over months-long jail waits for court-ordered competency treatment Statewide
Source: WHYY, by Bobby Allyn