Veterans Incarcerated and in the Justice System
Veterans Incarcerated and in the Justice System Committee Update January/February 2018
February 28, 2018
BY DOMINICK YEZZO, CHAIR Hope is the simplicity we live by. It is an expectation that something will happen. When I asked New York City to create a separate Veterans Ward on Rikers Island, the…
Veterans Incarcerated and in the Justice System Committee Update November/December 2017
January 18, 2018
The Veterans Incarcerated and in the Justice System Committee have plans to work for veterans in our nation's prisons and to create and improve Veteran Treatment Courts. (more…)
Incarcerated Chapter 1080 Awarded with VVA National Honors
December 4, 2017
Chapters 1080 and 1059 held a Veterans Day Ceremony and awards presentation on Nov. 6 at Union Correctional Institution (UCI) in Raiford, Florida. (more…)
Chapter 1120 Acknowledged by Ronald McDonald House
November 27, 2017
United Incarcerated Veterans Organization Chapter 1120 at Capron, Virginia, Deerfield Correctional Center recently was recognized by Ronald McDonald House Charities of Richmond for the chapter’s ongoing program of pop-top donations. (more…)
Chapter 676 Positively Impacts Ohio Community
November 22, 2017
Army Command Sgt. Maj. Gerald McKinley Chapter 676 at the Nelsonville, Ohio, Hocking Correctional Facility is involved in many efforts in service to the local community. (more…)
Veterans Incarcerated and in the Justice System Committee Update September/October 2017
November 13, 2017
The newly named Veterans Incarcerated and in the Justice System Committee was born on the floor of the 2017 VVA National Convention in New Orleans, LA. (more…)
Chapter 952 Mentors at New Veterans Court
September 29, 2017
Chapter 952 will provide mentors for a new veterans court in Greene County, MO. (more…)
Chapter 1120 Runs Benefits Classes
July 21, 2017
Since 2012, when it began, some 140 veterans have graduated from a program that teaches veterans how to file compensation and pension claims run by Unified Incarcerated Veterans Organization Chapter 1120 at Deerfield Correctional Center…
Progress at the Grafton Correctional Facility
June 22, 2017
At the Grafton Correctional Facility outside of Cleveland, OH veteran inmates are housed in a separate ward. There are no discipline problems in the Veterans Ward. (more…)
Chapter 689’s Year in Review
February 15, 2017
Incarcerated Chapter 689 at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola had a productive year in 2016. Among other things, the chapter donated some $28,000 to local charities, including a hospice, churches, and a disaster relief…