Sarah Jane Tribble

More than 90 percent of the patients at Ohio State psychiatric hospitals have been charged with a crime.

Two decades ago, about half of the patients were criminally charged.

Ohio retired Supreme Court Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton has seen people with unmet mental health needs cycle through the courts for years.

It hurts everybody who has someone who needs to get a hospital bed that's not in the criminal justice system.

Patients charged with crimes tend to stay longer in state hospitals, so fewer patients are being served today than 10 years ago.

Ohio's Department of Behavioral Health has tried to address the problem, including by expanding mental health treatment in jails.

More than 90 percent of the patients at Ohio State Psychiatric Hospitals have been charged with a crime.

Two decades ago, about half of the patients were criminally charged.

Ohio retired Supreme Court Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton has seen people with unmet mental health needs cycle through the courts for years.

It hurts everybody who has someone who needs to get a hospital bed that's not in the criminal justice system.

Patients charged with crimes tend to stay longer in state hospitals, so fewer patients are being served today than 10 years ago.

Ohio's Department of Behavioral Health has tried to address the problem, including by expanding mental health treatment in jails.