The Wyoming Department of Health is considering directly compensating county jails for housing and treating inmates awaiting a mental health assessment at the state psychiatric facility.

Regardless, Wyoming advocates say improvements to the state’s mental health system could help deflect at least some people from landing behind bars time and again.

BUFFALO — The Wyoming Department of Health is considering directly compensating county jails for housing and treating inmates awaiting a mental health assessment at the state psychiatric facility.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon State Hospital, already under scrutiny for safety concerns and patient deaths, is facing new questions over a policy that allows the distribution of sex toys to patients.

Building 96 serves as the admission unit for civil patients sent to Central State Hospital under involuntary detention orders for treatment.

(The Center Square) – Illinois state Sen. Andrew Chesney is voicing sharp criticism of the city of Evanston’s reparations program, calling it “outrageous” and “offensive to everyone ...

A lesser-known cohort of outlaw Butch Cassidy whose rifle is on exhibit at the Sweetwater County Historical Museum in Green ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - The site of the former Allentown State Hospital will soon get some historical recognition. The Pennsylvania Museum and Historical Commission will recognize the former Allentown ...