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First-Ever Jail Opens Just for Veterans

Georgia sheriff says program cuts down on recidivism

By Neal Colgrass,  Newser Staff

Posted May 7, 2012 3:03 PM CDT

(Newser) – In one Georgia county jail, military veterans will receive a special kind of treatment. The sheriff of Muscogee County says he's opening the first-ever jail dorm exclusively for veterans, where programs are designed to keep them from breaking the law once they're out,...   Read full story »

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veterans • depression • Georgia • addiction • jail • Iraq veterans

 
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