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KARE 11 Investigates: Walz signs bill to immediately fund gap case reforms

The Gap

KARE 11 Investigates: Walz signs bill to immediately fund gap case reforms

The Gap

KARE 11 Investigates: Walz signs bill to immediately fund gap case reforms

The governor will next need to appoint a Competency Attainment Board to oversee a system to treat and supervise criminal suspects too mentally ill to stand trial.
Investigations

KARE 11 Investigates: State Senate overwhelmingly passes immediate funding for gap reforms

Bill launches a new ‘Competency Attainment Board’ to oversee cases where criminal suspects are too mentally ill to stand trial.
Investigations

KARE 11 Investigates: Capitol blunder delays deadly gap case reforms

A funding mix-up postponed programs meant to save lives and provide better mental health care to people like Joseph Sandoval, who's now accused of a double murder.
Investigations

KARE 11 Investigates: Capitol blunder delays deadly gap case reforms

A funding mix-up postponed programs meant to save lives and provide better mental health care to people like Joseph Sandoval, who's now accused of a double murder.
Local News

Gov. Walz signs bill allocating millions to seal gaps exposed in KARE 11 investigation

Included in the omnibus bill are bipartisan reforms introduced in response to the KARE 11 investigative series "The Gap: Failure to Treat, Failure to Protect."
Investigations

Mentally ill suspects charged with crimes go untreated; the public goes unprotected

Read KARE 11's investigation so far, which has already prompted lawmakers to call for reform.
The Gap

KARE 11 Investigates: Historic reforms approved to treat the mentally ill and protect the public

Legislators passed a new law and $32 million to close statewide “gaps” KARE 11 exposed that caused failures to treat and supervise mentally incompetent defendants.
Investigations

KARE 11 Investigates: 1 tragedy, 2 victims - the man who died, and the man who killed him

Too mentally ill to stand trial for assault and carjacking, Christopher Rice was sent home without needed care. Now he’s charged with murdering his neighbor.
The Gap

KARE 11 Investigates: State senate takes up effort to eliminate gap cases

Citing a public safety crisis, state lawmakers pledge more reforms to close gaps exposed in a KARE 11 investigation.
The Gap

KARE 11 Investigates: State senate takes up effort to eliminate gap cases

Citing a public safety crisis, state lawmakers pledge more reforms to close gaps exposed in a KARE 11 investigation.
The Gap

KARE 11 Investigates: Reforms to close gap for mentally ill caught in criminal justice system

Minnesota lawmakers propose bipartisan plan to help criminal defendants too mentally ill to stand trial who often go without treatment and supervision.

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KARE 11 Investigates: Walz signs bill to immediately fund gap case reforms

KARE 11 Investigates: Walz signs bill to immediately fund gap case reforms

KARE 11 Investigates: State Senate overwhelmingly passes immediate funding for gap reforms

KARE 11 Investigates: Capitol blunder delays deadly gap case reforms

KARE 11 Investigates: Capitol blunder delays deadly gap case reforms

Gov. Walz signs bill allocating millions to seal gaps exposed in KARE 11 investigation

Mentally ill suspects charged with crimes go untreated; the public goes unprotected

KARE 11 Investigates: Historic reforms approved to treat the mentally ill and protect the public

KARE 11 Investigates: 1 tragedy, 2 victims - the man who died, and the man who killed him

KARE 11 Investigates: State senate takes up effort to eliminate gap cases

KARE 11 Investigates: State senate takes up effort to eliminate gap cases

KARE 11 Investigates: Reforms to close gap for mentally ill caught in criminal justice system

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