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Too Many of Our Veterans Are at Risk of Incarceration
Gen. MacEwen says early support and better reentry planning can help prevent justice-system involvement for veterans and active-duty troops.
- Gen. MacEwen, director of the Council on Criminal Justice Veterans Justice Commission, urged earlier support for service members to prevent incarceration, arguing that current systems fail managing transitions when veterans return home.
- Instead of rehabilitation, the military frequently issues a "bad paper" administrative discharge, denying veterans access to essential Department of Veterans Affairs care and creating a cycle of vulnerability.
- The Council on Criminal Justice Veterans Justice Commission documented a troubling connection between military service and justice system involvement, with veterans more likely to experience homelessness and behavioral health challenges.
- Commanders often use administrative discharge as a default, forcing out service members instead of addressing underlying behavioral issues, which ignores rehabilitation needs and creates long-term consequences.
- MacEwen advocates for evidence-based tools to distinguish between service-related trauma and misconduct, insisting society must prioritize earlier intervention to prevent transitions into the criminal justice system.
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Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier+4 Reposted by 4 other sources
Too many of our veterans are at risk of incarceration
America is exceptionally good at sending members of its military into harm's way. We are far less good at managing what happens when those men and women come home.
·Waterloo, United States
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Montana Standard+14 Reposted by 14 other sources
Support service members, long before they become veterans at risk of incarceration | David “Mac” MacEwen
America is exceptionally good at sending members of its military into harm’s way. We are far less good at managing what happens when those men and women come home.
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