Veterans in Prison and Jail, 2011-2012
Date Published
December 2015
Publication Type
Publication
Veterans
Veterans in Prison and Jail
ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M. EST BJS
TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2000 202/307-0784
MALE MILITARY VETERANS ARE INCARCERATED
AT LESS THAN HALF THE RATE OF NON-VETERANS
WASHINGTON, D.C. Male military veterans are
incarcerated in the nation's prisons and jails at less
than half the rate of non-veterans, the Justice
Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced
today. In a new study BJS found that there...
Veterans in State and Federal Prisons, 2004
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| SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 2007 | Contact: Stu Smith 202/307-0784 |
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MALE VETERANS LESS THAN HALF AS LIKELY AS MALE NON-VETERANS TO BE IN PRISON IN 2004
Veterans Older, Better Educated Than Other State and Federal Prisoners
WASHINGTON - There were an estimated 140,000 veterans held in state and federal prisons in 2004...