The Veterans Incarcerated and in the Justice System program promotes awareness about the special needs of veterans who are presently or formerly incarcerated. Through research about each state’s Department of Corrections Regulations, the program explores ways to implement new programs for presently or formerly incarcerated veterans and to build cooperation at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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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 asked Gabriel to sing, but I expect that he felt comfortable enough in his new…
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 jail’s administration did not know how many veterans it held. No one knows how many…
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…)
Chair: Veterans Incarcerated and in the Justice System
Contact: dyezzo@vva.org
