As Mississippi grapples with a growing mental health crisis, state and local leaders are being urged to prioritize diversion ...

People with mental illness are significantly overrepresented in our nation’s jails and prisons. Each year, roughly two ...

The saga of Waldo Mejia -- who shouted "I'm with Satan!" in court after cops said he randomly plunged a knife into teen Caleb ...

MADISON (WKOW) -- Dane County is receiving two national grants to address housing solutions and the intersection of justice ...

MADISON, Wis. -- Dane County received two national grants to expand its criminal justice reform.

In recognition of National Criminal Justice Month, NAMI released a new publication, Trends in Mental Health and Criminal Justice State Policy.

The latest data from the Prison Policy Initiative paints a disturbing picture of how our criminal justice system fails to ...

The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office is expanding its RISE program to dozens of other counties in North Carolina.

A home owned by Grand Junction City Council Member Cody Kennedy that is currently being used to house men dealing with mental ...

The Oklahoma Legislature has taken a significant step toward addressing longstanding issues in the state’s mental health and ...

Mental health plays a crucial role in the criminal justice system, influencing everything from a defendant’s ability to stand trial to the outcome of sentencing. When individuals with mental ...

There has been a major development in the aftermath of our CBS News Miami documentary "Warehoused: The Life and Death of ...