In Florida, Judge Steve Leifman presides in the 11th Judicial Circuit for Miami- Dade County and oversees the mental health court. The approach there to dealing with mentally ill offenders is ...

Judge Michael Jesic denied release for a man charged with possession of a controlled substance for sale, ruling against his ...

The man accused of killing ‘American Idol’ music supervisor Robin Kaye and her husband was referred to mental health court ...

A small-scale study of Sacramento's Mental Health Treatment Court – from before the new pretrial Mental Health Diversion track was created – found graduates like Cesar who got treatment after ...

Raymond Boodarian did not enter a plea on Wednesday during his appearance after the judge repeatedly tried to gain his ...

Mental health courts have been in existence since the 1990s, modeled after drug courts that offer an alternative for people with substance abuse problems who are charged with drug-related crimes.