mentally ill

EVERETT (AP) — Prosecutors have filed another murder charge against a man who broke out of Washington state's largest mental hospital last year after an initial murder charge was dropped when doctors determined he was too mentally ill to stand trial...

SEATTLE (AP) — The state of Washington has accrued fines of about $7.5 million for failing to provide competency services to mentally ill people who must wait in jails for weeks or months. The federal judge who imposed the fines issued an order on Tuesday saying the state must pay the outstanding balance of $2...

TRI-CITIES, Wash. (AP) — A coroner's inquest into the shooting death of a mentally ill man by Pasco police last year has been delayed after an attorney withdrew from the case. The Tri-City lawyer informed Franklin County Coroner Dan Blasdel of his decision to back out Monday, citing legal conflicts...

KENNEWICK, Wash. (AP) — Officials say an autopsy to determine the cause of death of a 19-year-old mentally ill man who died at the Benton County jail did not reveal a cause. The Tri-City Herald reports further testing is needed to determine how Marc Anthony Moreno died in his single-person cell Friday, about a week after his arrest on misdemeanor warrants. ...

SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge has deemed unconstitutional Washington's practice of holding mentally ill people in jails while they await competency evaluations and treatment. And during a trial that starts Monday, lawyers for mentally ill defendants and the state will try to find a remedy...