Mental Health Diversion

COURT WATCH: Judge Grants Defense Request for Delay of Preliminary Hearing – Likely to Deny Mental Health Diversion

By Gabrielle BiedermanJuly 15, 20240 comments

SAN DIEGO, CA– Deputy Public Defender Joseph Arnold requested to move the preliminary hearing for the accused…

COURT WATCH: Judge Rejects Paperwork, Denies Accused Mental Health Diversion

By Olivia BiliunasMay 6, 20240 comments

By Olivia Biliunas and Rajesvi Deora WOODLAND, CA – An accused was denied Mental Health Diversion at…

COURT WATCH: Accused Cuffed in Court during Progress Report Hearing; Defense Argued against Revoking Previously Granted Mental Health Diversion

By Estrella TorresApril 29, 20240 comments

By Estrella Torres LOS ANGELES CA – This past Friday, in a progress report hearing in Los…

COURT WATCH: Probation Officer Opposes Mental Health Diversion for Accused with Diagnosed Mental Health Conditions

By Sarah ChayetApril 23, 20240 comments

VAN NUYS, CA – Judge Terrance T. Lewis, Deputy Public Defender Sarah Weil and Deputy District Attorney…

COURT WATCH: Accused Sits in Jail Despite Being Approved for Mental Health Diversion

By Sarah ChayetMarch 22, 20240 comments

VAN NUYS, CA – In Los Angeles County Superior Court during a diversion progress report Thursday, technical…

COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Mental Health Diversion, Argues Accused Poses Public Safety Threat

By Sarah ChayetFebruary 16, 20240 comments

By Sarah Chayet and Kyndall Dowell WOODLAND, CA – In a preliminary hearing here in Yolo County…

COURT WATCH: Jail to State Hospital Pipeline – Another Mentally Ill Person Faces Jail Time without Mental Health Diversion

By Kristin TrentOctober 12, 20230 comments

By Kristin Trent WOODLAND,CA – A Yolo County Superior Court this week sentenced another mentally ill man…

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Trial Set for Woman Charged with Multiple Robberies and Bodily Harm

By Ava SchwartzapfelNovember 19, 20210 comments

By Ava Schwartzapfel & Gwynneth Redemann SACRAMENTO, CA- In a preliminary hearing here in Sacramento County Superior…

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‘Desperate’ Defendant Offers Guilty Plea in Last Effort to Proceed with Case

By Ava SchwartzapfelNovember 8, 20210 comments

By Ava Schwartzapfel RIVERSIDE, CA— After having been in custody for more than a year now, Jesus…

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Positive and Less Positive Cases for One Judge – One Man Praised in Mental Health Program, and Another Pleads in Arson Case

By Gabriel EskandariOctober 20, 20210 comments

By Gabriel Eskandari SACRAMENTO, CA. – Judge Kevin McCormick dealt with a couple of cases—one with a…

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Judge Orr Grants Mental Health Diversion for Veteran with Schizophrenia and PTSD

By Gwynneth RedemannOctober 8, 20210 comments

By Gwynneth Redemann SACRAMENTO, CA – Taisha Nelson, a veteran who suffers from schizophrenia and Post Traumatic…

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Judge Denies Second Motion by Defense to Provide Mental Health Counseling

By Ava SchwartzapfelOctober 8, 20210 comments

By Ava Schwartzapfel RIVERSIDE, CA – A motion for mental health diversion for Stevy Galvan was formally…

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Prosecution Opposes Defense Request for Mental Health Diversion for Man Charged with Arson – Judge Grants Help

By Angie MadridJuly 25, 20210 comments

By Angie Madrid and Marilin Ayon RIVERSIDE, CA— Although there was debate here in Riverside County Superior…

Judge Questions How Mental Health Factored into Crime of Felon Getting Gun to Protect Kids

By Koda SlingluffJune 18, 20210 comments

By Serene Chang, Tatiana Gasca, and Koda Slingluff WOODLAND, CA – Defendant Richard Alvarado Segura sat in…

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Court – Finally – Gets Mental Health Diversion for Defendant; It Just Took a While

By Vanguard Court Watch InternsSeptember 4, 20200 comments

By Heather Hamilton SACRAMENTO – It may have taken a month, but in the end Nicholas Shadrick…

Strides for Mental Health Reform for Incarceration Population

By Vanguard AdministratorFebruary 13, 20202 comments

By Julietta Bisharyan With mentally ill inmates now making up 20% of the prison populations and with…

Witnesses Testify on Behalf of Inmate’s Mental Health in PC 1001.36 Diversion Hearing

By Vanguard Court Watch InternsJune 3, 20190 comments

By Esmeralda Mendoza On Friday May 31 a hearing was held for Jason Charles Jones, a man…

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