What Sentences Do Mentally Ill People Charged With Robbery Face in Arizona?
Mentally ill people charged with robbery often face long prison sentences. It’s important to highlight your issues if you have been charged with this serious
Mentally ill people charged with robbery often face long prison sentences. It’s important to highlight your issues if you have been charged with this serious
Mental health courts in Arizona are expanding but not all defendants are eligible to use them. Defendants charged with the most serious crimes are typically
The guilty except insane defense in Arizona is used in a relatively small number of cases. GEI, also known as the insanity defense, is difficult
A new book has raised fears about mental illness, marijuana, and violence. The book claims the drug may induce psychosis and schizophrenia in some users,
A high profile movie shown at The Sundance Festival recently highlighted the treatment of people with mental illness by America’s criminal justice system. Kenneth Rosenberg,
The holding of prisoners with mental illnesses in solitary confinement in Arizona has been controversial for many years. Solitary confinement in Maricopa County, in particular,
Theft in Arizona is one of the most common offenses in the state. The fact that the courts deal with thousands of theft charges every
Many young people with mental illnesses end up in the Arizona courts. According to the AMA Journal of Ethics, about 70 percent of youth involved
Serious mental illness (SMI) is a term used people who have certain mental health diagnoses in Arizona. They struggle to keep control of their lives
People caught in possession of methamphetamine in Arizona face extremely tough sentences. The state has some of the strictest laws for meth possession in the