As Mathew Padrow lay on the ground, faint from the blood loss of 13 stab wounds to his back, neck and head, he was most worried about the fate of his attacker. “Don’t shoot him, don’t shoot him,” he ...
President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order that encourages the use of involuntary civil commitment to address homelessness across the United States. The directive calls for the ...
On July 24, 2025, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 14321, titled “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets” (“the E.O.”). Although the E.O. has a number of elements, the one most ...
As the vision for a new, 1,300-bed homeless “campus” recently sited in northwest Salt Lake City begins to crystalize, a discussion in front of a panel of lawmakers this week showed that the state’s ...
Texas has taken an important step to loosen the strict standard that governs law enforcement intervention in cases of mental illness. Chitose Suzuki / Staff Photographer As journalists, we have seen ...
It has become a heartbreaking ritual in Oregon’s Capitol. Every year or two, family members of people with severe mental illness come before lawmakers hoping for a turning point. They have watched ...
An Oregon bill that would make it slightly easier to have someone civilly committed has advanced to the Legislature’s Joint Ways and Means Committee. Civil commitment is the practice of mandating ...
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