Restoring Competency to Serve Justice

Nevada Week | Restoring Competency to Serve Justice 

SEASON 8: EPISODE 851| Airdate: 06/25/2026

States are required by the U.S. Constitution to make sure defendants are competent to stand trial, but a shortage of mental health services in Nevada has held up the process. What is the state doing to make sure defendants can go to trial and justice is served?

Guests

• Steve Yeager, Assembly Speaker (D), District 9, Clark County
• Dayvid Figler, Defense Attorney
• Dr. Lesley Dickson, Psychiatrist

Resources

• Nevada Division of Public and Behavior Health
• The Marshall Project: For People Mentally Unfit For Trial, Waits For Treatment Get Longer