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This man is still waiting for a state psychiatric bed in WA state The Record
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In Washington state, a person can be arrested and found not competent to stand trial because of mental health issues. Thereafter, they languish in jail, waiting for a state psychiatric bed. A 2018 court settlement was supposed to end this cycle KUOW's Austin Jenkins tells the story of one young man in southwest Washington and how this problem has persisted and worsened through the pandemic.
In Washington state, a person can be arrested and found not competent to stand trial because of mental health issues. Thereafter, they languish in jail, waiting for a state psychiatric bed. A 2018 court settlement was supposed to end this cycle KUOW's Austin Jenkins tells the story of one young man in southwest Washington and how this problem has persisted and worsened through the pandemic.
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