mental illnesses
Coverage of mental illnesses in the Nexus archive.
- Bill to limit prison off-ramp for the mentally ill could soon head to Newsom
California lawmakers are advancing a bill supported by prosecutors to restrict eligibility for a prison off-ramp for the mentally ill, citing violent crimes that occurred after criminal defendants were spared convictions due to diagnosed mental illnesses.
- Unregistered Sri Lankan nursing home lies in ruins as toll from deadly fire rises to 13
A deadly fire at an unregistered nursing home in Anguruwatota, Western Sri Lanka, killed 13 people, including those with mental illnesses. The fire, suspected to be caused by an electric short circuit in a water pump wire, led to the arrest of the facility's director for negligence. The overcrowded nursing home, meant for 15 residents but housing 71, had previously been warned to follow legal guidelines.
- Unregistered Sri Lankan nursing home lies in ruins as toll from deadly fire rises to 13
A fire at an unregistered nursing home in Western Sri Lanka killed 13 people, including 10 who died immediately and three later in the hospital. The facility, which housed 71 people with mental illnesses, was overcrowded and lacked proper registration. The director has been arrested for suspected negligence, and the fire is believed to have started from an electric short circuit in a water pump wire.