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#bjbj,ms4 ,k5dra ,s4 ,horn ( ,oklahoma  
7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,cr5%aw1 ,mr4 ,cole1    
,ms4 ,%]rill1 ,mr4 ,cr[1 ,mr4 ,case1    
,mr4 ,l>s5 ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mrs4 ,murphy (  
,florida1 ,ms4 ,norton1 & ,mrs4 ,rodg]s 
( ,wa%+ton7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y
  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,attorney     
,g5]al1 9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y (  
,vet]ans ,affairs1 to e/abli% a pilot   
program to help ,/ate prisons & local   
jails improve ! docum5tation ( inc>c]at$
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foll[+3 7#a7 ,approximately #bjj1jjj    
vet]ans are inc>c]at$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4
  7#b7 ,m ?an half ( all vet]ans involv$
 9 ! crim9al ju/ice sy/em suff] f a     
m5tal heal? condition or sub/ance abuse 
disord]4  7#c7 ,su* vet]ans may be at a 
great] risk = suicide4  7#d7 ,vet]ans   
releas$ f inc>c]ation h specializ$ ne$s 
& face diff]5t issues relat+ to re5try  

into society4  #b4 ,pilot program to    
improve docum5tation ( inc>c]at$ vet]ans
  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! ,attorney ,g5]al1 9
 consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans  
,affairs1 %all c>ry out a pilot program 
to provide grants & te*nical assi/ance  
to ,/ate prisons & local jails to       
improve docum5tation ( :e!r inmates (   
su* in/itutions are vet]ans4  7b7       
,purpose ,! purposes ( ! pilot program  
are ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,to assi/ ! ,secret>y
 9 provid+ b5efits to inc>c]at$ vet]ans 
"u laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y4  7#b7  
,to assi/ vet]ans affairs (fices (      
,/ates 9 provid+ b5efits to inc>c]at$   
vet]ans "u laws adm9i/]$ by su* (fices4 
7#c7 ,to increase ! numb] ( vet]ans     
involv$ 9 ! crim9al ju/ice sy/em ^:     
cases are div]t$ to vet]ans treatm5t    
c\rts4  7c7 ,priority ,9 select+ grant  
recipi5ts "u ! pilot program1 !         
,attorney ,g5]al %all give priority to  
,/ate prisons & local jails locat$ 9--  
7#a7 ,/ates t conta9 ! greate/          
populations ( vet]ans p] capita2  7#b7  

,/ates ) ! highe/ rates ( vet]ans liv+ 9
 pov]ty2 &  7#c7 jurisdictions t conta9 
a vet]ans treatm5t c\rt or vet]ans      
div]sion program4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9   
?is section1 ! t]ms vet]ans treatm5t    
c\rt & vet]ans div]sion program mean a  
,/ate or local c\rt t is p>ticipat+ 9 ! 
vet]ans treatm5t c\rt program 7z def9$ 9
 section #biia7;i77#a7 ( ! ,omnibus     
,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act (  
#aifh2 #cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfea7;i77#a774