Cole County creating state's seventh veterans' treatment court

Monday, October 13, 2014

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Some military veterans charged with low-level crimes in central Missouri will soon be offered treatment for mental health and substance abuse problems as an alternative to prosecution and possible jail time.

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