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Military Law

Aug. 26, 2022

Justice is part of panel studying roots of veteran criminality

One in three veterans reports being arrested and booked into jail at least once in their lives, compared to less than one-fifth of nonveterans.

A California Court of Appeal justice will sit on a 15-member commission to explore why so many military veterans end up in jail or prison.

"The rate of veterans with less than honorable discharges have been climbing since World War II, through the Vietnam War, and to the present day. As a result of the discharge process, deserving veterans are denied many of the benefits they rightfully earned while protecting this country," said Justice E...

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