Mental Health Courts Can Struggle to Fulfill Decades-Old Promise kffhealthnews.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kffhealthnews.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Mental health courts have been touted as a means to help reduce the flow of people with mental illness into jails and prisons. But the specialized diversion programs can struggle to live up to that promise, and some say they’re a bad investment.
A so-called “trial penalty” helps explain why, contrary to the impression left by movies and TV shows, criminal cases almost never go to trial, Jacob Sullum writes.
Convicted Baltimore attorney Kenneth Ravenell appeals to Supreme Court baltimoresun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from baltimoresun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.