Group: Inmates Languishing Without Mental Evaluations, Care

By The Associated Press
· Aug. 26, 2015, 1:36 pm

An advocacy group says jail inmates are waiting two months or longer to get mental health evaluations and care because the state hospital is short-staffed.

The Disability Law Center said Tuesday Colorado is violating a federal court settlement requiring the hospital to admit inmates within 28 days after a judge orders a competency evaluation or rules an inmate is incompetent to stand trial.

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