Monday, August 25, 2003

Broward expands experimental court for mentally ill defendants (Florida)
Sun Sentinel story - "Broward County, which created the nation's first court for the mentally ill, is poised to take another groundbreaking step by expanding the concept to include low-level felony cases. The 17th Judicial Circuit will launch the new criminal court within a few weeks, if all goes as planned. The project will put Broward County, again, at the forefront of a nationwide movement to stem the rising number of cases involving mentally ill defendants by directing more to treatment rather than jail."