TOPEKA, Kan. — A federal court in Kansas declined to issue a preliminary injunction as requested by advocates who sue on behalf of criminal defendants who have mental illnesses and are being held in county jails while waiting for competency hearings or restoration treatment services. The state has only one facility for competency restoration and the waitlist is lengthy, but fixing this would require more effort and cost than is warranted by the petition before the court.
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