Meredith Newman (@meredithnewman.bsky.social)

Illinois defendants who have been found unfit for trial – and are in need of inpatient fitness restoration – are waiting nearly twice as long for a state hospital bed as they did five years ago. My latest for @illinoisanswers.bsky.social illinoisanswers.org/2025/11/11/t...

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Too mentally ill for trial, she spent months in an Illinois jail as the state looked for a hospital bed. She died waiting. Many defendants declared unfit for trial have often waited three months or longer to be transferred to a hospital – regularly exceeding the state’s deadline, an Illinois Answers Project investigation ... https://illinoisanswers.org/2025/11/11/too-mentally-ill-for-trial-she-spent-months-in-an-illinois-jail-as-the-state-looked-for-a-hospital-bed-she-died-waiting/