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And I find the “Anchorage Veterans Court” very interesting and worthy of looking into.
We have a Veterans Court here as an alternative sentencing option as well. It’s extremely intense. Closely supervised and ton of mandatory requirements in order to successfully complete the program. Alternative sentencing is really good in many instances for some people (drug courts, mental health courts, veterans cpurts, etc. Not everyone is best served being locked up or just serving straight probation, so the alternative sentencing programs can be a good option for many. Most people not involved in the criminal justice system are completely unfamiliar with it, so it’s understandable that people would think a “veterans court” sounded strange but a lot of jurisdictions have them.