The change follows a Sun-Times/Better Government Association investigation last year that documented the impact of “dead end” drug arrests in which people are briefly locked up, only to see the charges soon dismissed.
Mental Health & Trauma
“Folks need to be served by people who look like them and who maybe had some of their life experiences," as one coalition leader put it.
Lawmakers sought to restrict the use of seclusion and restraints on students in Michigan schools back in 2016. It was only supposed to be used for emergencies, they said.
If Adan Castaneda were charged with a crime and found mentally incompetent to stand trial in October 2022, he would be court ordered to a state mental hospital and stuck in jail for about two years before a hospital bed would become available.
According to a number of local experts and law enforcement officials, there are two key components to the domestic violence system that require additional support: funding and a lack of education.
Zach Chafos languished for a total of 76 days in a Maryland ER waiting for a psychiatric bed — part of a growing mental health treatment crisis for teens across the country
A combination of increased substance abuse, a lack of shelter options and a backlogged court system made it difficult for victims to get timely help.
A school district in Michigan isolated children with disabilities more than 4,000 times – and administrators will not reveal why.
Free Press investigation finds some Michigan educators using restraint and seclusion improperly, with no law to stop them.
Once considered an infection nearly eradicated, congenital syphilis rates have risen dramatically in California. Community health workers fan out across communities to find and treat patients who are often homeless or battling addiction.