In a shift that strengthens due process rights for individuals facing temporary civil mental health commitments, the Indiana Supreme Court has ruled that appeals of expired commitments are not moot if ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Trump administration is winding back the clock to a time when freedom was bound by chains of fear. The president signed an ...

A state work group studying how Oregon civilly commits people experiencing serious mental illness gave 51 recommendations to lawmakers to consider for the 2025 legislative session. The recommendations ...

In the 1990s, the nation’s last remaining mental asylums shuttered their doors, bringing an end to centuries of forced institutionalization of the cognitively disabled and mentally ill. Repressive, ...

Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed a petition in Whatcom County Superior Court to civilly commit convicted sex offender Jake Unick to McNeil Island following his scheduled release from prison.

SALEM, Ore. — A workgroup of Oregon's top judicial, health, legislative and community leaders is recommending dozens of changes to the state's mental health and civil commitment laws, following an ...

Multnomah County deputies’ decision to pull security services from the Unity Center has forced the sensitive hearings to go virtual. Multnomah County deputies recently stopped providing security at ...

Louis Bianculli expected to be in and out of custody this week after he pleaded guilty to charges of sexual battery against a family member and video voyeurism against a woman who accused him of ...

MANKATO — A man with a history of knife threats or assaults faces additional charges in Mankato ahead of a Wednesday civil commitment hearing. Ricky Lee Mays, 50, of Mankato, was charged with two ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) — It’s a problem plaguing New Mexico, leading to frustrations for prosecutors and lawmakers, and heartbreak for families and the community. Now lawmakers are making another run at ...

The Trump administration is winding back the clock to a time when freedom was bound by chains of fear. The president signed an executive order that encourages states and municipalities to round up ...