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New treatment court gives N.C. veterans a second chance
The Catawba County Veterans Treatment Court is unlike most courts.
By Kevin Griffin
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Montana high court cancels parole conditions in stolen valor case
The two men appealed the conditions last year. American Civil Liberties Union of Montana had called the conditions degrading and unconstitutional.
Congress approves bill giving federal support to veterans treatment courts
Veterans treatment courts seek to provide care and mentoring that will address the underlying factors affecting criminal behaviors in veterans rather than applying punishment.
By Harm Venhuizen
Why Congress should support a national Veterans Treatment Court program
The legislation will authorize the Department of Justice to nationalize a program that is currently and unevenly established and administered throughout the 50 state judicial systems.
By DJ Reyes
Opinion: Support veterans treatment courts
The bill’s purpose is simple: to authorize the Justice Department to support the nation’s state judicial systems with the needed policies, training resources, and funding to establish and sustain their respective state veterans treatment court programs.
By DJ Reyes