ACLU sues Indiana over competency restoration delays
The ACLU of Indiana and Indiana Disability Rights, representing the state's federally designated protection-and-advocacy commission, sued Indiana's mental health division, arguing the state lacked the capacity to restore competency and was leaving people in county jails for months without treatment in violation of due process, the ADA, and the Rehabilitation Act.
The suit set the stage for a formal escalation two years later, when the same groups filed a more detailed complaint documenting continued delays.
Source: Lawsuit Claims that Persons Found Incompetent to Stand Trial May Spend Months in Jails Rather than Receive Restoration Services — ACLU of Indiana
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