Counties are jailing mental health patients they’re not equipped to handle when the Montana State Hospital is at capacity.

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) is investigating the death of an inmate who was ...

I’m a doctor who treats dying patients. People with mental illness who get trapped in the criminal justice system are facing ...

A woman who was being held at the Sacramento County Main Jail has died after an apparent medical emergency, officials say.

Across the U.S., some people with mental illness wait months in jail for court-ordered competency evaluations, with little to ...

Two former workers at an infamous Kent mental asylum have shared eye-opening tales of what life was like behind the ...

The mother of a mentally ill Cobb County inmate is speaking out after seeing her son being punched and held for nearly a minute in a chokehold while seeking medical care.

Messiah Nantwi, who was serving a sentence at Mid-State Correctional Facility in Oneida County, died on March 1. Other ...

WUAPUN, Wis. (WBAY) - A Waupun prison inmate was airlifted to the hospital after jumping from a tier in the facility, the DOC said Tuesday. The Wisconsin Department of Corrections said a 44-year ...

WAUPUN (WLUK) -- A Waupun Correctional Institution inmate was airlifted to the hospital Tuesday. The Wisconsin Department of Corrections says the 44-year-old man jumped from one of the tiers in ...