#MemorialDay
Today is to remember people who made the ultimate sacrifice in uniform, and we will remember them.
But, there is another kind of sacrifice as well, many people who return from combat end up in prisons and jails from "invisible wounds"
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Today is to remember people who made the ultimate sacrifice in uniform, and we will remember them.
But, there is another kind of sacrifice as well, many people who return from combat end up in prisons and jails from "invisible wounds"
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2019/02/19/special-courts-for-veterans-languish">https://www.themarshallproject.org/2019/02/1...
#MemorialDay
I remember hearing the story of a veteran who came back traumatized so badly that they committed a terrible crime, that service member& #39;s family testified sharing his letters from solitary confinement during the Jails Task Force in Michigan
I remember hearing the story of a veteran who came back traumatized so badly that they committed a terrible crime, that service member& #39;s family testified sharing his letters from solitary confinement during the Jails Task Force in Michigan
#MemorialDay
As we push for #CleanSlate legislation in #Michigan and across the country, let& #39;s remember that these policies can make a critical difference for our justice-involved veterans too
As we push for #CleanSlate legislation in #Michigan and across the country, let& #39;s remember that these policies can make a critical difference for our justice-involved veterans too
#MemorialDay
Here is a new documentary short on this topic that just came out
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Here is a new documentary short on this topic that just came out
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