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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Murphy’s parents, Cindee and Dennis Murphy, were in the Senate chamber as lawmakers considered the bill and eventually voted 37-0 in favor of the measure. The legislation would establish a series of ...

CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede was in Tallahassee when the bill was passed as his CBS News Miami documentary "Warehoused" brought the story to the spotlight.

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 ...

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 ...