March 1, 2024
By DOMINICK YEZZO, CHAIR It’s a brand new year, but the same old issues exist for veterans incarcerated. Parole boards, which hold the power to release inmates or keep them in prison, remain unchanged and…
January 16, 2024
By DOMINICK YEZZO, CHAIR The committee convened on October 20, during the quarterly VVA BOD meeting in Silver Spring. Although some members couldn’t attend, our advisers ensured we progressed through our agenda. I highlighted the…
September 28, 2023
By DOMINICK YEZZO, CHAIR We’ve aged, and we have yet to ensure the continuity of our work for future generations of veterans. Now Vietnam Veterans of America, primarily men in our 70s and early 80s,…
August 4, 2023
By DOMINICK YEZZO, CHAIR VVA incarcerated chapters in correctional facilities across the United States have been on my mind a lot recently. I am concerned because VVA is about to put a dissolution plan in…
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 murder. Joyner served in Vietnam…
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)