Ruby Bailey (@rubybailey.bsky.social)

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/