By Donald Coffey and Joel F. Botner, Re-Entry Unit, Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Department, Miami, Florida
In this article, Coffey and Botner share some of Miami-Dade County's "lessons learned" in working with jail inmates who are veterans.
They discuss:
- The challenges jails may face in identifying veterans in the jail, and some ways to encourage disclosure so that these inmates get the help they deserve; - The behavioral and treatment needs that tend to be commonly seen among veteran inmates; - Assistance and resources available from the U.S. Veterans Administration - for inmates and for staff and community education; and - Strategies for ensuring that veteran inmates are connected with community services as they approach release from the jail.
- The challenges jails may face in identifying veterans in the jail, and some ways to encourage disclosure so that these inmates get the help they deserve;
- The behavioral and treatment needs that tend to be commonly seen among veteran inmates;
- Assistance and resources available from the U.S. Veterans Administration - for inmates and for staff and community education; and
- Strategies for ensuring that veteran inmates are connected with community services as they approach release from the jail.
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