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Kansas agrees to increase hospital beds for mentally ill defendants

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Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas has promised to provide more hospital beds for mentally ill criminal defendants. The deal was struck to settle a federal lawsuit filed because defendants were waiting months to be evaluated to determine if they were fit to stand trial. State officials made the agreement with representatives of five defendants from three counties. It requires the state to do its best to open a new psychiatric hospital i…
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