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Criminal Justice
The Allegheny County Jail, where people deemed incompetent to stand trial wait for a spot in a state hospital.
Nate Smallwood / For Spotlight PA and PINJ

Competency proceedings in Pa. typically involve minor crimes

by Danielle Ohl of Spotlight PA and Brittany Hailer of The Pittsburgh Institute for Nonprofit Journalism

March 9, 2023

Criminal Justice
Rachel Bridgeman waited months in jail for a state hospital bed before advocates and family secured her release
Nate Smallwood / For Spotlight PA and PINJ

How Spotlight PA and PINJ reported ‘A Criminal Solution’

by Danielle Ohl of Spotlight PA and Brittany Hailer of The Pittsburgh Institute for Nonprofit Journalism

March 9, 2023

Criminal Justice
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court chamber in Philadelphia's Old City Hall, where justice heard the Humphrey case.
HEATHER KHALIFA / Philadelphia Inquirer

Judges in Pa. can now dismiss charges against people ‘incompetent’ to stand trial, but flaws remain

by Danielle Ohl of Spotlight PA and Brittany Hailer of the Pittsburgh Institute for Nonprofit Journalism

Nov. 21, 2022

Criminal Justice
A survey of county jails like this one in Pennsylvania revealed many facilities openly admit they are not equipped for the growing mental health crisis.
ELIZABETH ROBERTSON / Philadelphia Inquirer

Jail officials across Pa. sound alarm as mental health crisis puts people at risk, survey finds

by Danielle Ohl of Spotlight PA and Brittany Hailer of the Pittsburgh Institute for Nonprofit Journalism

Oct. 20, 2022

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