State officials have reportedly agreed to reverse a two-month old policy that had limited admissions to all state-run mental hospitals to only people already in the criminal justice system.
The agreement comes as state officials and disability advocates head to mediation later this spring. Advocates have sued state officials in federal court because of how they handle mentally ill people who are charged with a crime, but deemed incompetent to stand trial.
Many have spent months in jail before they receive court-ordered treatment. The wait times are in breach of a previous settlement agreement reached a couple of years ago.
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