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Who’s in Ohio’s Psychiatric Hospitals, How Did They Get There and When Do They Get Out?

Criminal defendants are overwhelming an understaffed state mental health system that, a few years ago, served thousands more patients.

Cleveland • 01.07.2026

Criminally Ill: Systemic Failures Turn State Mental Hospitals Into Prisons

A steep rise in criminally charged people with severe mental illnesses has all but halted patients’ ability to get care in Ohio’s state psychiatric hospitals.

Cleveland • 12.22.2025

For People Mentally Unfit For Trial, Waits For Treatment Get Longer

U.S. defendants must be able to understand the charges against them — but many who can’t remain behind bars waiting for mental health treatment.

Closing Argument • 09.06.2025

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