Ohio mental health department reports jail-transfer admissions to state hospitals more than doubled in three years
The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services described its six regional hospitals as running near full, with forensic patients under criminal-court jurisdiction making up roughly 75 percent of the census. Between fiscal years 2015 and 2018, admissions by jail transfer rose 132 percent and competency-restoration admissions rose 28 percent.
The document also reports a gap in restoration outcomes by charge level: about 80 percent of felony defendants were restored, versus about half of misdemeanor defendants. It uses those figures to argue that misdemeanor restoration should move out of the hospitals.
It is a primary agency document rather than news coverage.
Source: KEY ISSUES: Overview of the State Psychiatric System and Services — Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
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