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| Oklahoma veterans to get second chance after prison |
| By newsok.com - Megan Rolland |
| Published: 12/26/2012 |
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OKLAHOMA - In war and peace, the U.S. Army assigns soldiers “battle buddies,” partners to watch each other's backs, keep each other out of trouble and boost morale when things get tough. br> But veterans often need battle buddies when they get back home too, said Maj. Gen. Rita Aragon, secretary of Oklahoma's military and veterans affairs. “They came back from battle medicated — self-medicated with drugs and alcohol — and either they drank too much and got behind the wheel of a vehicle, or they got in a fight or they just made bad decisions,” Aragon said. There are 1,480 identified veterans in Oklahoma's medium- and maximum-security prisons, according to the latest numbers from the Corrections Department. Read More. |
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What about our older Veterans locked up in our prisons? I'm sure their are only a hand full of Vietnam Veterans in the Oklahoma prisons. They are over 60 and by now, have medical problems and who pays for their health care? I know about second chance and I know I'm not alone in feeling very positive about a second chance for so many who do deserve it. I also know so many were wrongfully sentenced but they are still locked up. This is so unjust and so wrong.