Setback for Veteran Courts in California

Setback for Veteran Courts in California
August 10, 2011
Stars and Stripes|by Megan McCloskey

The economy strikes again.

Southern California has been progressive in its treatment of combat veterans who end up on the wrong side of the law. Many of those veterans, who have post-traumatic stress disorder or substance abuse problems, get treatment and strict probation through a court designed specifically for them instead of going to jail for their crimes.

But a lack of funds in the state has shut down an effort to spread the courts to more jurisdictions.

Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday vetoed a bill that would have set guidelines and pushed more districts to start the veterans court. The bill was passed unanimously.
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