After psychologists’ reports earlier this year, Conrad J. Alvarez, 55, of Fairfield, was deemed mental incompetent and a Solano County Superior Court judge has suspended criminal proceedings ...

The state is now forced to make changes or face millions in court-ordered fines, plus lawmakers are advancing bills that could make treatment more accessible.

In a quiet courtroom tucked inside the Las Vegas Justice Court, lives are being rebuilt — not punished. Instead of jail time, individuals struggling with untreated mental illness or addiction are ...

A Hawaii Kai man, whose mental health has come under scrutiny by the court for nearly two years, will stand trial Friday on four counts of attempted murder in the 2023 stabbing of two roommates, then ...

Richard Glossip is headed for a new trial, but Attorney General Gentner Drummond said he will not face the death penalty if ...

Iowa's Medicaid program will no longer cover gender-affirming surgeries and hormone therapies for transgender Iowans.

A Lucerne man who allegedly assaulted two Lakeport police officers was present and in custody for a contested petition of his ...

The State of Nevada will pay more than $753,000 in court-ordered fines for delays in providing criminal defendants with ...

MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury police responded to a report of a man experiencing a mental health crisis in the Shannon Street area on June 2. Police said they took the man to Porter Hospital for evaluation.

The temporary restraining order is now effective until November, and requires BJ Penn to immediately move out of the Hilo home that he shares with his mother.

In briefs filed Sunday and Wednesday, Thomas Gudinas’ attorneys argued that executing him “would serve no purpose beyond base ...