Civil Commitment News Today

A new report argues that the notorious program squanders taxpayer money while keeping people imprisoned without justification or recourse.

Titus County arrested Lee Wallace Erwin. They charged him on a warrant for Online Solicitation of a Minor Sexual Conduct. Deputies arrested Kemon Zaquan Daniels in Titus County. They are accusing him of Possessing a Prohibited Substance or item in a Correctional or Civil Commitment Facility.

It is a brand-new year in Itasca County. For the first meeting of 24, the Itasca County Mental Local Advisory Council had Craig Pierce speak about the county and its

For years, Mississippians have been jailed without criminal charges while they await mental health treatment.

It is very uncommon for people going through that process to be held in jail without criminal charges for days or weeks – except in Mississippi.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) published its judgment in the case of Giga Otkhozoria, a Georgian citizen murdered by occupying forces in the

Local officials often say they have no choice but to jail people awaiting treatment for mental illness and substance abuse — even if they’re not charged with a crime. But some people have died in the system that’s supposed to protect them.

The house would provide a place for a civilly committed sex offender to stay during supervised release.

“We are in a situation where the case cannot proceed against Mr. Mkoma,” the judge said in court Monday.

The negative collateral consequences a patient potentially faces from an involuntary temporary commitment order makes review of an expired order “meaningful” and not moot, the Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled, though it ultimately affirmed the commitment.