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According to Seattle Times reporter Esmy Jimenez nearly 900 people in Washington state are awaiting either a competency evaluation or restoration treatment, which is needed before they can go to trial. Restoration treatment can often involve medication, classes or therapy. KNKX's Emil Moffatt spoke with her to learn more.

Federal inspectors have found serious safety violations at Western State Hospital that could increase the chances of patient suicides . The finding this...

Pierce County is losing one quarter of its 64 psychiatric hospital beds for a year, as a provider relocates from its rented space at Western State…

Efforts to turnaround Washington’s troubled Western State Hospital are taking longer than expected. The federal government this week granted yet another...

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A jury in Tacoma has found Washington state responsible for the death of a man whose son killed him months after being released from…

Former CEO of Washington’s Western State Hospital Ron Adler was publicly fired as head of the troubled state psychiatric hospital by Gov Jay Inslee...

The CEO of Washington’s biggest state-run psychiatric facility will not have to report to jail on Wednesday. The case relates to a man awaiting admission…

Washington’s Western State Hospital isn’t the only state institution under federal scrutiny. The Rainier School for developmentally disabled adults in...

The state of Washington has struck a deal with the feds to keep Western State Hospital open and funded. The Department of Social and Health Services...

A staffing shortage at Western State Hospital has created a crisis situation. Federal inspectors this week determined that patients and staff face...