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24 States in Total 14 States: Prison Programs 16 States: Jail Programs 2 States: Federal Institutions 7 States: Jail and Prison Programs 1 State: Jail, Prison, and Federal 9 States: Jail and No Prison 6 States: Prison and No Jail Information

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Information current as of May 5, 2016. Based upon responses to an informal survey by the Veterans Health Administration and research by Evan R. Seamone.

24 States in Total

14 States: Prison Programs 16 States: Jail Programs 2 States: Federal Institutions 7 States: Jail and Prison Programs 1 State: Jail, Prison, and Federal 9 States: Jail and No Prison 6 States: Prison and No Jail

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Kennebec County Correctional Facility Veterans Initiative

Warden Randall Liberty

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Veterans Block

  • Established in 2010 in

response to a growing awareness of Police- Involved Veterans.

  • In 2010 and 2011, five

Central Maine Veterans were involved in high profile Suicides, Homicides and Police- Involved Shootings.

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Kennebec County Veterans Block

  • Initial Objectives:

– Determine Number of Incarcerated Veterans – Establish Stakeholder Group – Identify Potential Resources – Research National Trends – Train Law Enforcement Partners – Establish Centralized Housing For Veterans to Provide Efficient Delivery of Services

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Veterans Block Needed to:

  • Be No Cost/Low Cost
  • Be able to Verify the Status of the Veteran
  • Concentrate Locally Sourced Assets
  • Obtain Community Buy-In
  • Gain Legislative Support
  • Work in Collaboration with the C.A.R.A. Program

and Co-Occurring Disorders Court

  • Serve all of the State of Maine (the Sole Housing

Unit)

  • Provide Transitional Services Following Release
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In The Beginning

  • Began to Collect

Veterans Data at Intake

  • Established Relationship

with Togus VA to Obtain DD Form 214

  • Began Modification of

12-Man Block

  • Built Stakeholders
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Stakeholders

  • Crisis and Counseling, N.A.M.I. (Mental Health)
  • Togus Veterans Administration, Veteran Centers
  • Law Enforcement (Diversion, C.I.T.)
  • Judiciary
  • District Attorney
  • Legislature
  • Maine Military Community Network
  • Maine Army National Guard
  • Veterans Mentors of Maine, Maine Pre-Trial Services
  • Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion
  • Maine Bar Association
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Law Enforcement Education

  • Established Three-Hour

Curriculum for Law Enforcement.

  • Conducted “Travelling

Road Show” to Educate L.E. on Military Culture, TBI and Post Traumatic

  • Stress. Brainstormed

Diversion Techniques.

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A Matter of Duty

  • Documentary Collaborative

with Maine Public Broadcasting.

  • Followed Several Veterans

with their Struggle with PTSD, Substance Abuse, Suicide, Overdose and Incarceration in Kennebec County.

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A Matter of Duty

  • Presented Throughout the State of Maine at

Universities, the Legislature and at Community events.

  • Aired More than Twenty Times on Maine Public

Broadcasting.

  • Presented at the National Sheriffs Association

Conference.

  • Presented at the National Jail Association Conference.
  • Following each Viewing a Panel of Veterans, Spouses

and Clinicians presented to the Audience.

  • The Concept of Supporting Incarcerated Veterans

Gained Much Community and Legislative Support.

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Veterans Block Established

  • Created Screening and

Veteran Verification

  • Veteran Specific Mental

Health Programming Developed

  • Peer Mentorship

Programming Established

  • Acupuncture Introduced
  • V.A. Criminal Justice

Liaison Provides Benefit Advisement

  • Veteran Centers Provide

Counseling

  • Maine Humanities

Council Provides Veteran Book Club

  • Maine Pre-trial Services

Provides Veteran Specialist

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Veterans Court Established in Maine

  • 2011 Legislature

Establishes Veterans Court as part of Existing Co-Occurring Court

  • Gives Legislative

Support to Justice Nancy Mills

  • Conveniently Located

Next Door from the Veterans Block

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Veterans Block Statistics

  • Since 2011, 213

Veterans from throughout the State have participated in the Veterans Block.

  • Crimes have ranged

from attempted homicide to OUI.

  • Corrections Officers in

the Block are Combat Veterans.

  • 15 of the Incarcerated

Veterans Received Differed Dispositions and their cases have been Filed.

  • The Veterans Represent

Service in Vietnam, Iraq, Bosnia, Afghanistan, Korea, Germany, Japan and the Continental United States.

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Lessons Learned

  • Establish Strong Stakeholder Support from the District

Attorneys Office, the Judiciary, and Law Enforcement

  • Ensure Veterans Service Status through DD Form 214
  • Collect Data to Identify the Scope of the Problem
  • Include Veterans in the Planning Process
  • Establish Entrance Standards, Accept Non-Combat Veterans
  • Train Criminal Justice Stakeholders in Military Culture,

Traumatic Brain Injury, Post Traumatic Stress and Diversion Options to Incarceration

  • Must Operate as a System including Diversion,

Programming while Incarcerated, Transition back into the Community and V.A. Involvement

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Caring for our Veterans

“The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by our nation." -- George Washington

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