Veterans given second chance in Thurston County

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The Judicial Update

July 22, 2011

THURSTON COUNTY, Washington: The Thurston County District Court has become the first in the state to offer special programs to veterans.[1]

The program came after law enforcement and court officials noticed more crimes were being committed by those returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.[1]

"Those men and women we ask to defend us. If they're injured by their military service I think we owe them something," and it is not a "get out of jail free card." - Judge M. Brett Buckley[1]

The new program only applies to those suffering from a mental illness that was war related. If veterans commit sexual crimes or use a weapon they don't qualify.[1]

Seventeen veterans are currently in the Thurston County veteran's court program and there are seven more on a waiting list.[1]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 King 5 News, "New court program gives vets a second chance," July 21, 2011
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