Court orders California to move severely disabled defendants into treatment within 28 days
Court orders California to move severely disabled defendants into treatment within 28 days Maura Dolan © (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) A man is detained and placed in handcuffs in Los Angeles. An appeals court has set a deadline of 28 days for the state to move mentally ill and intellectually disabled defendants into hospitals or treatment programs after a court has found them too impaired to stand trial. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) A state appeals court has ordered California to move disabled inmates found mentally incompetent to stand trial out of jails and ...
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