MANSFIELD, Ohio – The Mansfield Municipal Veterans Court will be having a flag raising ceremony on Wednesday, Aug. 5 at The Municipal Building, 30 N. Diamond St., at noon.
The flag is being donated by Judge Jerry Ault and Judge Frank Ardis Jr. and will be raised by the veterans of the Veterans Court.
The Veterans Court was formed and began operating in September 2009 and was the first of its kind in Ohio and third in the nation. It was developed to reduce crime, incarceration and recidivism by linking veterans to veteran-specific services. To increase success, veterans are also linked with Veteran Service representatives and veteran peer mentors who will educate and assist them in obtaining benefits and support services available only to veterans.
The Veterans Court is a voluntary Specialty Court Docket program providing intense supervision of offenders that involves regularly scheduled review hearings with the judge, home visits, curfew checks, drug and alcohol testing and increased communication with the treatment providers.
The Veterans Court program requires at least one year of supervision and treatment, which is organized into four phases, corresponding to individual development. The Veterans Court has served over 169 participants thus far and has had 118 successfully complete the program.
The Flag Raising is open to the public and your attendance would be greatly appreciated.
For more information, please contact Mark Boggs, Veterans Court Probation Officer, for the Mansfield Municipal Court at 419-755-9649.