Posted on Aug 18, 2017
Who's been a part of a Veterans Treatment Court? What are your thoughts?
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With the right attention and support, a Veteran can find care and get back on his feet, instead of going to jail. Far better to get them help then locking them up in a cage.
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I have been through Veterans' Treatment Court. My experience from the program is a positive one, although it is intensive, and you have to work the system. If you work full time it does present a possible problem with your work place on getting time off. There is a mentor assigned to you and that person is from your branch of service, they help you all the way through with regards to court appearances, needs, and questions, etc. In the first three months you have two court dates a month, then it tapers to once or twice a month in about six months, if you are doing as the court instructed. There may be drug and alcohol testing done randomly up to twice a week. Pay the fees and do the community support on time monthly, and after six months you may get the testing removed, if it was required. At the end of the program you may receive completion certificates from your senator,a challenge coin, court documents that show the case sealed and closed. This is from Nevada and my experience, make sure to look into your Veterans Court program where you are.
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1SG Dan Thorstad
Thanks for sharing. I'm trying to get one started here but am meeting alot of resistance.
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I've had several clients I've been able to get into the Veteran's Court program. Done right, it is a tremendous program and resource.
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1SG Dan Thorstad
Thanks for sharing. I'm trying to get a court started here but I am finding a lot of resistance.
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Capt Gregory Prickett
1SG Dan Thorstad - who's resistant? Dowd or Miller? Or is it the District or County Attorneys? Or someone else? The judge that runs it in Tarrant County is Judge Brent Carr, County Criminal Court No. 9. He was a Marine and I believe that his kids are vets, too. As far as I know, he's always been willing to help get courts set up in other counties, and he's recognized as running one of the best Veteran's Courts in the state.
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Capt Gregory Prickett
1SG Dan Thorstad - OK. We have a Cass County, TX that I'm very familiar with (although I don't practice there), and I assumed it was there.
I'm not familiar with what you would need to set it up in North Dakota, but from looking at the ND website its not the same as in Texas. Here, one applies for entry into the program, it has to be signed off by the DA, the defendant pleads guilty, the judge defers adjudication, and the defendant starts the program. It involves counseling, VA treatment, etc, but if the defendant successfully completes the program, they are found not guilty and their record is expunged at no cost to the defendant.
I'm not familiar with what you would need to set it up in North Dakota, but from looking at the ND website its not the same as in Texas. Here, one applies for entry into the program, it has to be signed off by the DA, the defendant pleads guilty, the judge defers adjudication, and the defendant starts the program. It involves counseling, VA treatment, etc, but if the defendant successfully completes the program, they are found not guilty and their record is expunged at no cost to the defendant.
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