Since last year, the Division of Public and Behavioral Health has had to pay $500 fines for every day that a criminal defendant's transfer to a psychiatric facility is delayed. Their effort to overrule those fines failed.
A woman was nearly turned away from visiting her loved one in a Florida prison due to her disability. She's now calling for change and pushing the Department of Corrections (FDC) for accountability.
Beau Hampton’s long wait for psychiatric treatment began last year, after he was accused of attacking his foster father and charged with a misdemeanor. The 18-year-old Hampton, who has a long history of mental illness, sat in jail east of Atlanta for four months waiting for an expert to evaluate whether he was mentally fit
Beau Hampton’s long wait for psychiatric treatment began last year, after he was accused of attacking his foster father and charged with a misdemeanor.