Forensic Workforce
Evaluators, examiners, staffing, training.
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Charlotte light-rail case highlights a capacity-evaluation system averaging 69 days at the state's lone evaluation hospital Statewide
Source: North Carolina Health News, by Rachel Crumpler
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Evaluator shortage delays competency cases in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley
Source: WHSV, by Colby Johnson
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Montana Supreme Court overturns a judge's order for a health department report on forensic waitlist Statewide
Source: Montana Free Press, by Mara Silvers
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Kentucky evaluation backlog reaches 353 as the state psychiatric center operates under half its beds Statewide
Source: 14 News (WFIE, Evansville), by Steve Mehling
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Researchers document a national 'competency crisis' straining evaluators and hospitals National
Source: Behavioral Sciences & the Law, by Daniel C. Murrie, W. Neil Gowensmith, Lauren E. Kois, and Ira K. Packer
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Texas psychiatric hospital staffing gaps keep over 2,500 defendants waiting in jail Statewide
Source: The Texas Tribune, by Stephen Simpson
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Texas psychiatric beds go offline for staffing as the forensic waitlist passes 2,500 Statewide
Source: Houston Public Media, by Sara Willa Ernst
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Kentucky psychiatric center has 302 people waiting for court-ordered evaluations, averaging nearly six months Statewide
Source: LEX 18, by Christiana Ford
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Missouri mental health officials tell lawmakers 210 jailed people await hospital beds as staffing gaps deepen Statewide
Source: Missouri Independent, by Tessa Weinberg
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Texas hospital staffing emergency looms as a record 2,100 people wait in jail for competency restoration Statewide
Source: KXAN (Austin), by David Barer, Josh Hinkle
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South Dakota oversight council says competency evaluation waits fell from months to weeks after 2017 reforms Statewide
Source: South Dakota Oversight Council for Improving Criminal Justice Responses for Persons with Mental Illness, by Oversight Council for Improving Criminal Justice Responses for Persons with Mental Illness
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Michigan House bills would rewrite competency-to-stand-trial procedures and let counties use outside examiners when the state center falls behind Statewide
Source: Michigan House Fiscal Agency
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Arizona court committee proposes standardized Rule 11 evaluator guidelines and a fix for dangerous, unrestorable defendants Statewide
Source: Arizona Supreme Court (Arizona Judicial Council), by Arizona Supreme Court Committee on Mental Health and the Justice System
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Alaska Mental Health Trust provides $150,000 to clear backlog of jailed defendants awaiting competency evaluations Statewide
Source: Anchorage Daily News, by Michelle Theriault Boots
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Arkansas overhauls how courts get mental evaluations of criminal defendants Statewide
Source: Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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North Carolina health department recommends ending local evaluators and piloting jail-based capacity restoration Statewide
Source: North Carolina General Assembly (report to Joint Legislative Oversight Committees), by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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Auditor's follow-up: Minnesota still jails incompetent defendants while hospitals run below capacity Statewide
Source: Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor, by Office of the Legislative Auditor, State of Minnesota
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Judge finds Washington in contempt again, this time over slow in-jail competency evaluations Statewide
Source: The Spokesman-Review (Associated Press), by Martha Bellisle (Associated Press)
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North Carolina proposes certification and annual training for community forensic evaluators Statewide
Source: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of MH/DD/SAS
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Spokane judge fines Eastern State Hospital for slow competency evaluations as jail waits stretch past a month
Source: The Spokesman-Review, by Rachel Alexander