“VTC is a program that allows vets who have run afoul of the law to be sent to a diversionary program that takes them out of the criminal prosecution portion of the criminal justice system,” explained Judge Mose Floyd, who presides over Veterans Treatment Court in Duval County.
A participant is also required to maintain a job while enrolled in the program, which takes a year to complete.Are active military or discharged from military service He recognizes a veteran’s struggle with mental illness or drug and alcohol abuse is not unlike military battle. It’s a fight they can win, he reminds them, as long as they remain diligent about following orders.
Matt McKee was surrounded by his mentor, counselor and other supporters when he attended his last Veterans Treatment Court hearing.
Kudos to you guys and this man. Indiana has soliders sitting in jail depriving them of VTC ironically from the 82nd. I praise you as we fight silently to bring our soliders home. 💜