A Wisconsin teen who killed a prison guard during a fistfight pleaded guilty to homicide Friday but contends he doesn’t ...

A steep rise in criminally charged people with severe mental illnesses has all but halted patients’ ability to get care in ...

Ryan Camacho, who was charged with stealing pillows, last year had a hearing in early December about whether he should be ...

The maniac who bludgeoned his elderly mom to death in Chinatown just before Christmas – possibly with a skateboard – had been ...

An estimated two in five people who are incarcerated have a history of mental illness, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Most receive no treatment for their mental health issues ...

A teen who killed a prison guard during a fistfight pleaded guilty but contends he doesn't deserve prison time because he was ...

Family photos and hospital records of Quincy Jackson III, gathered by his mother, Tyeesha Ferguson. The mental health system makes it "easier to criminalize somebody than to get them help," she says. ...