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Two men in orange jail jumpsuits sit at a table learning about court personnel. A mental health clinician is leading a session as part of Mecklenburg's capacity restoration program.

Frustrated by defendants languishing in their jails, three sheriffs bring mental health treatment behind bars

by Rachel Crumpler March 3, 2025March 4, 2025

shows a man in an orange prison jumpsuit sitting in a cell on the side of a lower bunk of a bunk bed. He has his head in his hands. Defendants ruled incapable to proceed often wait months in jail before receiving treatment.

NC defendants with mental illness wait months in jail for court-ordered treatment

by Rachel Crumpler February 27, 2025March 4, 2025

Blue and green sign that reads Brynn Marr Hospital in front of a parking lot with a hospital building behind it.

‘Something from a horror novel’: U.S. Senate slams owner of N.C. psych hospitals

by Taylor Knopf June 27, 2024August 13, 2025

Blue and green sign that reads Brynn Marr Hospital in front of a parking lot with a hospital building behind it.

Former employees say short-staffed NC psych hospital rife with violence, abuse

by Taylor Knopf May 6, 2024May 8, 2024

The image shows a hospital staff worker using a computer in a patient waiting area. At times, mental health patients in crisis can wait in emergency rooms under involuntary commitment for days or weeks for an available psychiatric bed.

What happens when you take someone in a mental health crisis to the E.R.?

by Taylor Knopf September 8, 2023May 13, 2026

shows a group of people standing around a large mock up of a $6 million check to fund a mental health facility

Proposed Wake County mental health hospital aims to treat whole person

by Correspondent May 23, 2023May 30, 2023