Disability Law Colorado asks court to force the state to meet competency deadlines
The motion alleged that at least 2,000 people had been affected over a year, some waiting more than 100 days in jail, and that at least a quarter faced misdemeanor or drug charges. The settlement required admission to the Pueblo hospital within 28 days of readiness, with a monthly average no higher than 24 days.
The Department of Human Services pointed to unprecedented demand and to legislation that failed earlier in the 2018 session, and called the lawsuit costly and ineffective. The case dated to 2011 and had already produced multiple settlements that the nonprofit said the state failed to honor. The group demanded the waiting list be eliminated by August 1 or the state face fines or contempt.
Source: Colorado agency blasted for failing to live up to mental health competency agreement — The Gazette (Colorado Springs), by Jakob Rodgers
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