Utah
Competence-to-stand-trial stories pinned in Utah, newest first.
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Utah funds jail-based competency restoration unit to cut wait times
Source: Davis Journal, by Becky Ginos
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Federal court closes Utah competency-wait case after five years of monitoring Statewide
Source: Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse
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Utah updates juvenile competency law Statewide
Source: Utah Legislature
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KUTV investigation explains how Utah finds defendants incompetent and restores them, and how long it can take Statewide
Source: KUTV 2News Investigates (via KJZZ), by MacKenzie Ryan & Wendy Halloran, KUTV
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Utah State Hospital reports forensic admission wait down to 11 days, citing settlement-driven changes Statewide
Source: Utah Legislature (interim committee materials), by Utah State Hospital and Utah Department of Human Services
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Utah forensic waitlist falls to 15 as hospital admissions rise after settlement Statewide
Source: KSL.com, by Wendy Leonard
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Utah State Hospital cuts forensic wait to 60 days, meeting first settlement target Statewide
Source: Deseret News, by McKenzie Romero
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Utah's state hospital forensic unit runs full as lawmakers weigh adding beds Statewide
Source: KUER 90.1, by Whittney Evans
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Judge approves Utah settlement setting wait-time limits for competency treatment Statewide
Source: KSL.com, by McKenzie Romero
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Utah settles lawsuit over competency-treatment wait times Statewide
Source: Prison Legal News, by Derek Gilna
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Deseret News investigation finds Utah jails holding mentally ill defendants for months awaiting treatment Statewide
Source: Deseret News, by Daphne Chen and McKenzie Romero
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Federal judge refuses to dismiss Utah competency-wait lawsuit Statewide
Source: Justia (court opinion), by U.S. District Court, D. Utah
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Disability Law Center sues Utah over jail waits for competency treatment Statewide
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune, by Tom Harvey