contempt for failing to comply

Judge Holds Washington in Contempt in Mental Health Case
Judge Holds Washington in Contempt in Mental Health Case
Judge Holds Washington in Contempt in Mental Health Case
SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge is holding Washington state's mental health services agency in contempt for failing to comply with her order to provide competency services to mentally ill defendants in a timely fashion. U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman says the Department of Social and Health Services is violating the constitutional rights of these individuals by forcing them to wait weeks or mon