Arizona's competency system often leaves jail as the only treatment defendants get
An investigative report from AZ Luminaria described how Arizona's competency-restoration system often leaves defendants found incompetent to stand trial receiving inadequate or no restoration treatment while held in county jail for extended periods, effectively making jail itself the default treatment setting.
The framing closely parallels the San Diego grand jury's 2023 findings in California and Pennsylvania's "trapped in jails" reporting, suggesting the pattern of nominal jail-based restoration without adequate treatment delivery is not confined to any one state.
Source: When jail becomes the mental health treatment plan — AZ Luminaria, by John Washington
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