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The AJA Veterans Committee Needs Your Help in Supporting Veterans in Our Jails and Communities

On behalf of the American jail Association (AJA) Veterans Committee, we are pleased to announce the launch of two short surveys designed to gather information on how facilities are supporting veterans in uniform (staff and officers who have served) and veterans who are incarcerated in our jails.

Your insight is essential. The information you share will help the AJA Veterans Committee identify current practices, highlight successful programs, and develop additional resources to better support veterans across our nation’s jails.

We encourage you to review both surveys and complete each one to the best of your ability, even if your facility is just getting started or you believe your efforts are limited. Every response helps us build a clearer picture of what is happening in the field.

As a small token of our appreciation, a select number of respondents will receive the new AJA challenge coin, and one lucky respondent will receive a free registration to next year’s AJA Conference.

Thank you in advance for your time, your thoughtful responses, and for all that you do to support our nation’s Veterans, both in and out of uniform. Take the Survey on Veterans in Uniform and Incarcerated Veterans.

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