Indiana’s competency restoration crisis demands a community-based answer

By: Beth Keeney

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: August 20, 2026

Words: 762

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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Recent reporting by WYFI highlighted the dramatic increases in individuals incompetent to stand trial for criminal offenses and their referral to the state hospital system for competency restoration. The result is a system under tremendous strain and one that is increasingly displacing people who need the highest level of psychiatric care for reasons unrelated to criminal activity.

This is not a cheap problem. As highlighted during the August 5 FSSA Quarterly Financial Review, …

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