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Story summary
- Nevada will pay $447,000 in fines for ongoing delays in providing mental health care to criminal defendants in Clark County.
- Defendants deemed unfit for trial must be transferred within seven days to prevent further delays caused by a shortage of mental health facilities that has persisted since 2005.
- A Clark County judge held the state in contempt.
- Nevada has incurred $1.4 million in fines over the past two years.
