Cindee Murphy couldn't hold back the tears as the entire Florida Senate stood and gave her a standing ovation after they passed a bill named in honor of her son. "I'm euphoric, I'm so excited," she ...

Florida legislators unanimously passed Senate Bill 168 – the Tristin Murphy Act. It is designed to reform how mentally ill ...

Murphy’s parents, Cindee and Dennis Murphy, were in the Senate chamber as lawmakers considered the bill and eventually voted ...

The "Tristin Murphy Act" was inspired by a man sent to prison for felony littering. Suffering from schizophrenia among other ...

The Senate approved sweeping mental health reforms to help people get treatment instead of keeping them locked up in prison.

Tristin Murphy was a 37-year-old schizophrenic when he was sent to a prison on a littering charge. A little more than a month ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - Florida’s criminal justice system is one step closer to expanding mental health resources for those in need. The Senate approved sweeping ...

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

The bill transforms the way those with mental health issues are detained for most non-violent crimes and was introduced as the direct result of the 2023 CBS News Miami documentary "Warehoused: The ...