In recognition of National Criminal Justice Month, NAMI released a new publication, Trends in Mental Health and Criminal ...

The latest data from the Prison Policy Initiative paints a disturbing picture of how our criminal justice system fails to ...

The Oklahoma Legislature has taken a significant step toward addressing longstanding issues in the state’s mental health and ...

The criminal justice system, designed for punishment rather than rehabilitation, routinely entangles individuals with mental ...

MENTAL HEALTH AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE ARE RELATED ISSUES THAT AFFECT PEOPLE AND SYSTEMS ALL AROUND NEBRASKA. WE’RE TOLD MORE THAN HALF OF THOSE INCARCERATED SUFFER FROM A MENTAL ILLNESS ...

Five individuals graduate from Cobb County Mental Health Court, marking their successful completion of a rigorous recovery ...

C.I.T. training courses certify first responders on how to better serve community members experiencing mental health crises.

There has been a major development in the aftermath of our CBS News Miami documentary "Warehoused: The Life and Death of ...

Mental health plays a crucial role in the criminal justice system, influencing everything from a defendant’s ability to stand trial to the outcome of sentencing. When individuals with mental ...

Albany County Executive Dan McCoy on Tuesday announced the approval of four resolutions to improve mental health services in the criminal justice system.

Jail-based programs aim to reduce load at state psychiatric hospitals, allow people to proceed more quickly through the court ...

"There's a difference between a criminal with mental health issues and a person who has a mental health issues causing them ...