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March 20, 2023 | 8:48 AM

How some police, attorneys, and jails are trying to help Pa.’s ailing system for mentally ill people

Without a statewide solution, some local officials are finding ways to prevent people unfit to stand trial from getting trapped in the criminal justice system.

By Danielle Ohl/Spotlight PA

March 9, 2023 | 5:00 AM

Determining if someone is mentally fit for trial in Pa. often traps them in the place making them worse — jail

A Spotlight PA/PINJ investigation found few state hospital beds for those with severe mental illness, ill-equipped jails, and a system so broken some defense attorneys avoid it entirely.

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

February 23, 2023 | 1:41 PM

Deaths in custody are a crisis, but data on them is a black hole, a new report says

By NPR

February 17, 2023 | 3:08 PM

One of the deadliest federal prison units is closing

By Christie Thompson, The Marshall Project and Joseph Shapiro/NPR

November 28, 2022 | 4:40 PM

Dauphin County hired ‘expert’ to review jail deaths, but won’t release report

By Joshua Vaughn/PennLive

November 14, 2022 | 3:50 PM

Jails fail to accommodate people with mental illness. In some cases, it’s a civil rights violation.

Conditions in some corrections facilities are a a moral failure that also costs taxpayers millions.

By Brett Sholtis

October 20, 2022 | 5:20 AM

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

A statewide survey of county jails by Spotlight PA and the Pittsburgh Institute for Nonprofit Journalism revealed many facilities admit they are not equipped for the growing mental health crisis.

By Danielle Ohl/Spotlight PA and Brittany Hailer/The Pittsburgh Institute for Nonprofit Journalism

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