Mentally ill defendants declared "incompetent to stand trial" are supposed to be transferred to state mental hospitals for treatment within two or three months. But more than 300 of them languish in county jails because there's simply no bed space. The new state budget includes more than $17 million to add beds for incompetent-to-stand-trial defendants.
Long, Dangerous Wait for Hospital Beds for Those Incompetent to Stand Trial
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