A new law in Florida aims to provide mental health support to inmates, offering help instead of punishment. Governor Ron DeSantis signed the Tristin Murphy Act on Wednesday. It's named after Tristin ...

When contemplating the fate of veterans convicted of capital crime, it is important to bear in mind that combat-related brain ...

Weber County officials seek creation of a special court system to aid military veterans with drug and mental health issues who get caught up in the legal system.

A five-year federal grant totaling nearly $2 million has been awarded to Veterans Court, a judicial treatment program for veterans or active-duty personnel who may have substance-abuse and mental ...

Studies indicate that only 14% of veterans in veteran treatment courts reoffend, while the recidivism rates for veterans in traditional courts range from 23% to 46%, according to Retallick.

CROWN POINT — Just days after military veterans were honored across the country, the Lake County Veterans Treatment Court held a graduation ceremony for 13 of its participants.

Former President Joe Biden pledged to use his clemency powers to right ‘an historic wrong.’ Why did it fall so short of its ...

The program, also known as Veterans Court, started in 2009 to assist veterans and active-duty service members who had run-ins with the law, and landed in a courtroom.

PORTAGE — When Damian Thomas first joined the Porter County's Veterans Treatment Court, he felt like he didn't belong. “I was only sure of one thing: that I was wrong. At the time, I believed ...

Ventura County’s 9-year-old Veterans Court program has been renamed in honor of the now-retired judge involved in creating it. In a ceremony Thursday at the courthouse in Ventura, the Ventura ...

Veterans treatment courts provide assistance with those issues while giving veterans a chance to erase their criminal record. Jacob Collins joined the Army at 19. He was assigned to Fort Bragg in ...