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Inmates who are veterans offered special counseling
By king5.com- Drew Mikkelsen
Published: 11/08/2017

GIG HARBOR, Wash. – Catt Aquino was ashamed to admit she served in the Navy when she started her prison sentence on theft and drug charges.

“I didn’t want to bring dishonor to the service,” said Aquino.

But she’s glad she eventually told the Department of Corrections about her eight-year Navy career. It entitled Aquino to receive special counseling within the prison with fellow inmates with military ties.

Five years ago the state’s Department of Veterans Affairs began meeting with veterans serving sentences. They participate in group sessions with fellow-veterans and get assistance filing paperwork to ensure their military benefits, from housing to education, resume when they are released.

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