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East Baton Rouge Parish Veterans Treatment Court (19th JDC)

The 19th Judicial District Court’s Veterans Treatment Court, launched in 2022 with a $700,000 Bureau of Justice Assistance grant under presiding Judge Ron Johnson, provides structure, accountability, treatment and mentoring for justice-involved veterans; its participant handbook, mentor manual and policies are published.

Also called: veterans treatment court, VTC, 19th JDC, Ron Johnson, 13:5361, mentor, felony.

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

A Veterans Treatment Court is a court-supervised program that provides justice-involved veterans with the structure, accountability, treatment, and mentoring needed to repair their lives. By keeping veterans out of jail and prison, the court states, the goal is to help save their lives, families and futures while reducing costs to taxpayers. The 19th JDC's Veterans Treatment Court officially launched in 2022 when the court received a $700,000 Veterans Treatment Court Discretionary Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, under the guidance of presiding Judge Ron Johnson. The court is at the 19th Judicial District Court, 300 North Boulevard, Baton Rouge 70802, 225-389-4700. The court's page publishes the VTC Participant Handbook, VTC Mentor Manual and VTC Policies and Procedures. Under Louisiana's veterans court statute, R.S. 13:5361 et seq., the district court may establish the program; the State entries carry the framework.

Thresholds

Thresholds for East Baton Rouge Parish Veterans Treatment Court (19th JDC)
GateRule
Justice-involved veteranThe court takes veterans charged in the 19th Judicial District Court. Eligibility details are in the participant handbook the court publishes; no rating is needed.
Voluntary program; court has the final wordParticipation is voluntary and approval by the court team is required; the statute grants no right to participate.

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