VA begins effort to help veterans in jail
The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Aug 5, 2009 9:17:19 EDT
DENVER — The Department of Veterans Affairs has started a nationwide effort to find veterans in jails for minor brushes with the law and offer them medical treatment in hopes of preventing repeat crimes.
The Veterans Justice Outreach Program was launched this year before an Army study released July 15 found a possible link between intense combat and 11 slayings allegedly committed by a handful of Fort Carson soldiers returning from deployment.
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VA begins effort to help veterans in jail
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