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Municipal court reports rise in competency referrals, launches diversion study with Harvard lab
Summary
Toledo Municipal Court officials told the safety committee they are seeing more incompetency referrals, are piloting inpatient treatment pathways with St. Charles Hospital and the Lucas County mental‑health board, and have started a Harvard‑backed study of the court’s diversion program.
Lisa Falgiano, court administrator for the Toledo Municipal Court Judges Division, told the committee the court has seen an increase in competency referrals and is piloting programs to improve outcomes for defendants judged incompetent to stand trial.
Falgiano said competency referrals rose in 2024 and that “fewer and fewer people are restoreable,” leaving the court with limited statutory options, such as dismissal or an involuntary‑commitment referral to probate when statutory criteria are met. The court is working with the Lucas County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board and St. Charles Hospital on a six‑month pilot to expedite inpatient treatment for nonviolent, incompetent‑and‑unrestorable defendants; the board is…
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