Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is expected on Thursday to announce an expansion to a...
that keeps inmates, many of whom have mental illnesses and intellectual disabilities, behind bars for months on end.
"The program — which provides services to individuals found incompetent to stand trial, typically due to an active mental illness or intellectual disability — will allow hundreds languishing in jail to stand trial," Hidalgo's office said in a statement. "The JBCR pilot program continues to provide services that reduce wait times and admissions to state-operated facilities for individuals deemed incompetent to stand trial," the report concluded.
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