Positive and Less Positive Cases for One Judge – One Man Praised in Mental Health Program, and Another Pleads in Arson Case
By Gabriel Eskandari SACRAMENTO, CA. – Judge Kevin McCormick dealt with a couple of cases—one with a…
Judge Orr Grants Mental Health Diversion for Veteran with Schizophrenia and PTSD
By Gwynneth Redemann SACRAMENTO, CA – Taisha Nelson, a veteran who suffers from schizophrenia and Post Traumatic…
Judge Denies Second Motion by Defense to Provide Mental Health Counseling
By Ava Schwartzapfel RIVERSIDE, CA – A motion for mental health diversion for Stevy Galvan was formally…
Prosecution Opposes Defense Request for Mental Health Diversion for Man Charged with Arson – Judge Grants Help
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 Serene Chang, Tatiana Gasca, and Koda Slingluff WOODLAND, CA – Defendant Richard Alvarado Segura sat in…
Court – Finally – Gets Mental Health Diversion for Defendant; It Just Took a While
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 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 Esmeralda Mendoza On Friday May 31 a hearing was held for Jason Charles Jones, a man…