State assessment finds Pennsylvania's competency system 'in crisis'
A state assessment described Pennsylvania's competency-to-stand-trial system as being "in crisis," according to Spotlight PA's continued reporting on the issue. The state relies on just two facilities, including Torrance State Hospital, to deliver restoration services statewide, despite years of scrutiny of how the system handles mentally ill defendants.
Coming more than two years after Spotlight PA's initial investigation into jail-based delays, the assessment suggested the underlying capacity problem had not meaningfully improved in the interim.
Source: System for determining if someone is mentally fit for trial in Pa. is in crisis, new report finds — Spotlight PA, by Danielle Ohl
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