SEATTLE — A federal judge has modified a permanent injunction against the Washington agency that oversees competency evaluations for mentally ill people charged with crimes.
U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman had order the Department of Social and Health Services to conduct in-jail competency evaluations within seven days of a judge’s order, but the state appealed, saying a 14-day limit was needed.
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