{"id":16541,"date":"2019-12-01T18:15:29","date_gmt":"2019-12-01T18:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/12\/01\/georgia-jail-opens-unit-dedicated-only-for-military-veterans\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:38:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:38:51","slug":"georgia-jail-opens-unit-dedicated-only-for-military-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2019\/12\/01\/georgia-jail-opens-unit-dedicated-only-for-military-veterans\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia jail opens unit dedicated only for military veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. \u2014 One of Georgia\u2019s largest counties has created a special jail unit just for military veterans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Barracks\u201d is aimed at giving veterans behind bars a better chance of success when they\u2019re released, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/news\/local\/gwinnett-new-veterans-only-jail-unit-offers-new-hope-more-help\/xi4It7swDKUYtcir0963dM\/#\" target=_blank>The Atlanta Journal-Constitution<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gwinnett County\u2019s program joins a broader trend of finding creative ways to help veterans caught up in the justice system.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/veterans\/2019\/03\/25\/this-state-is-helping-vets-in-prison-get-their-va-disability-benefits\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-951890922-1.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">This state is helping vets in prison get their VA disability benefits<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Through the Incarcerated Veterans Program, veterans can connect with local VA centers to get help applying for the disability benefits for which they are entitled.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is among more than 120 U.S. prisons and jails that have separate cellblocks dedicated to military veterans, according to the National Institute for Corrections. Most of them have been added in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gwinnett County\u2019s program launched in November, and it\u2019s still getting ramped up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There will soon be extra programs and services to help incarcerated veterans, the newspaper reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think it shows that my country does care about me,\u201d said inmate Jack Cleveland, who was in Marine Corps basic training when the Twin Towers fell. 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