Judge Michael Jesic denied release for a man charged with possession of a controlled substance for sale, ruling against his attorney's argument that missed court dates were caused by mental health problems now resolved with treatment.

In Florida, Judge Steve Leifman presides in the 11th Judicial Circuit for Miami- Dade County and oversees the mental health court. The approach there to dealing with mentally ill offenders is multilayered, Leifman says. Many arrests are averted by a crisis intervention team of police who refer people to treatment before they're booked.

For the second time, the father accused of leaving his toddler unattended in a car in El Centro did not appear in court Wednesday due to medical reasons. Judge Christopher Plourd noted there may be psychiatric concerns and considered sending the case to mental health court.

A man in custody was found eligible for mental health diversion, but remains jailed due to a lack of available treatment beds.

An Orange County judge grappled with where to place the 74-year-old man who shot and killed his daughter, Karina Rheaume, when she came to bring him cookies and check on him in May 2021.

The Supreme Court has ruled 5-4 to allow the Trump administration’s NIH funding cuts to continue, impacting more than 1,700 medical research grants in areas including heart disease, HIV/AIDS, Alzheimer’s disease,