Clara Bates/Missouri Independent
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People languish for an average of 14 months in jail before receiving the mental health treatment that could allow them to stand trial.
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The court sided with former state vendor EngagePoint, which was hired to help implement the state’s public benefits case management system.
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Robert Knodell has been hired to be the next city manager of Poplar Bluff after 3 years leading the Department of Social Services.
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The Department of Mental Health said the number of people waiting in jail to be transferred to psychiatric hospitals will continue to rise because inpatient beds are at capacity.
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