Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the "Tristin Murphy Act" into law, which will help people with mental illness in the criminal justice system. 34,435 people played the daily Crossword recently ...

Tristin Murphy's case On Sept. 16, 2021, 37-year-old Tristin Murphy, who had been arrested and sent to prison on a littering charge, killed himself with a chainsaw at a state prison just west of ...

MIAMI — For the first time, CBS News Miami hears from the judge who sentenced Tristin Murphy to state prison for rolling his pickup into a pond next to the Charlotte County jail.

The Tristin Murphy Act was signed into law by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Murphy’s story gained attention as the subject of the CBS News Miami documentary “Warehoused: The Life and Death of ...

The Tristin Murphy Act was signed into law by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Murphy’s story gained attention as the subject of the CBS News Miami documentary “Warehoused: The Life and Death of ...

Named the “Tristin Murphy Act” after a Charlotte County man who died by suicide, the bill passed unanimously in the Florida Senate.

Tristin Murphy, a 37-year-old inmate serving time on a littering charge, killed himself by cutting his neck open with a chainsaw while on work duty at a state prison west of Miami.

The Tristin Murphy Act aims to expand resources for mental health victims who encounter law enforcement. The House had multiple proposed amendments to the bill, however, the Senate disapproved of ...