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| The Douglas County jail in Omaha has a new prisoner unit to house military veterans, the first of its kind in Nebraska |
| By therepublic.com |
| Published: 02/29/2016 |
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OMAHA, Nebraska — The Douglas County jail in Omaha has a new prisoner unit to house military veterans, the first of its kind in Nebraska and one of several in jails nationwide. The Douglas County Department of Corrections unit, which houses 25 to 30 men, opened about three months ago, The Omaha World-Herald reported Saturday. The special unit is based on the idea that many crimes committed by veterans are related to things that happened to them in the military. "People who went down-range, they saw things, they have PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), they are back, they self-medicate, and they get in trouble," said Mick Wagoner, a lawyer with the Veterans Support Legal Network. Read More. |
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