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mentally ill jail detainees

Coverage of mentally ill jail detainees in the Nexus archive.

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CRIMEJul 9 · 16:56 UTCHOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA
Judge orders Texas to admit all mentally ill jail detainees to state facilities within 21 days
A federal judge ordered Texas to admit all mentally ill jail detainees to state facilities within 21 days. The directive stems from a federal lawsuit addressing long wait times for detainees requiring mental competency evaluation in state hospitals before trial.