Tag: Mental Health Law
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Denver County opens new competency court
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When criminal defendants’ competency to stand trial is questioned, court proceedings can sometimes screech to a halt. The Denver County Court hopes to get those proceedings back on track through a new competency support docket, a specialized program the court announced on Wednesday. When defendants…
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Backlog of people waiting for treatment at Colorado’s mental hospital could lead to more death: Report
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More criminal defendants with untreated psychosis languishing in Colorado jails will maim and kill themselves if the state doesn’t reduce a growing backlog of nearly 350 people waiting for treatment at the state’s primary mental hospital, court-ordered monitoring reports predict. And court documents and budget…