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New Program to Get Mentally Ill Inmates Held in Limbo ‘Competent’ Enough for Trial

The wait for a state hospital bed where “competency” restoration can happen can take years.

FROM: KSAT

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One of Hays County’s newest judicial offerings is our Mental Health Court.

FROM: Hays County

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The design also includes exam and interview rooms, group treatment rooms, lockers, staff offices, a kitchen, dining room and nurses’ stations.

FROM: New Braunfels Herald Zeitung

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The goal is to provide psychiatric mental health treatment to pre-trial inmates.

FROM: KVUE

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New website launch to support Texas communities.

FROM: Texas Behavioral Health and Justice Technical Assistance Center

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Commissioners approved more than $6.7 million in federal pandemic-recovery funds.

FROM: San Antonio Express-News