Veterans Incarcerated and in the Justice System
Chapter 391 Celebrates 30 Years
September 13, 2018
VVA Chapter 391 in Sonora, Calif., celebrated its 30th anniversary this week. Veteran Frank Smart saw the need for a local chapter of the Vietnam Veterans Association in Tuolumne County, and requested information. The paperwork…
Chapter 689 Veteran Freed From Prison Post
September 4, 2018
Tommy Joyner has given up his post as president of VVA Chapter 689 inside the Louisiana State Penitentiary, having been freed from prison after serving more than 30 years for killing a drug dealer in…
Veterans Incarcerated & in the Justice System May/June 2018
May 23, 2018
BY DOMINICK YEZZO, CHAIR Gabriel sang a song for us. Gabriel is not an angel. He is a veteran incarcerated at the newly created Veterans Dormitory at Rikers Island in New York City. No one…
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…)