Attorneys from Richard H. Sindel, Inc. Advocate for Mentally Ill Defendant’s Release
Criminal Defense, Firm NewsAttorneys Rick Sindel and Jordan Wellinghoff of Richard H. Sindel, Inc. are representing Jason Handley, a young man deemed unfit to stand trial and held in jail for over a year due to Missouri’s lack of available mental health beds. The attorneys have filed multiple motions, including one for bond reduction and another to dismiss the charge, arguing that continued detention without access to proper treatment is unjust. The case highlights systemic shortcomings in Missouri’s mental health infrastructure and the disparate treatment of similarly charged individuals.
Sindel and Wellinghoff continue to push forward, advocating for their client in a case involving the prolonged and unjust detention of someone who has not been convicted of a crime. This case was recently highlighted in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, read the full article below.
Read the article HERE. (PDF LINK)
Tony Messenger, “Missouri’s jails have a mental health crisis,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, February 23, 2025. https://www.stltoday.com/eedition/page-a2/page_6c82169a-1e68-588d-a0ae-4bbc60602f45.html