MEMPHIS, Tenn. — On Thursday, seven former 201 Poplar inmates graduated from Shelby County’s Mental Health Court program, which focuses on recovery and rehabilitation. A woman who graduated told WREG ...

“Mental health issues are very widespread in jails. If we can begin to address the mental health issue, we can begin to address the criminal thinking.” — Judge Matt Martindale, Randall County Court at ...

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Inside the halls of the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center, a quiet but meaningful ceremony took place Thursday recognizing the power of community support in a court system ...

Isaiah Parker credits Idaho's mental health court program with saving his life, and he's not alone in that assessment.

The Treatment Court Expansion Act will help dismantle the racist systems that historically criminalized behavioral health ...