State Fund Created to Speed Up Mental Health Screening for South Dakota's Criminal Defendants

South Dakota officials are creating a fund to speed up mental health screening for criminal defendants.

The Department of Social Services is working on a contract with the Association of County Commissioners to take money previously given to the Human Services Center for court-ordered forensic evaluation and distribute it to counties, said Tia Kafka, a spokeswoman for the Department of Social Services.

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