The editors of the Free-Lance Star newspaper in Fredericksburg, Virginia, published an editorial pushing for the passage of the Veterans Court bill:
“A bipartisan bill now before the U.S. Senate would provide grants and technical assistance to states like Virginia that have set up special courts that direct veterans facing certain criminal charges to court-supervised treatment programs instead of jail. Passing this bill should be a no-brainer.”
“Mindful that untreated service-related trauma is often a factor in criminal activity, veterans courts focus on the rehabilitation of former members of the military who commit certain non-violent crimes.”