The Veterans Justice Commission is examining the extent and nature of veterans’ involvement in the criminal justice system and developing recommendations for evidence-based policy changes that enhance safety, health, and justice.
Launched in August 2022, the Commission is assessing the risk factors that drive veterans’ justice-system involvement, the adequacy of transitional assistance for military service members as they reenter civilian life, and the effectiveness of the justice system response when veterans break the law.
The Commission is chaired by former U.S. Defense Secretary and U.S. Senator Charles Hagel and includes former defense secretary and White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta as well as 13 other leaders representing veterans, the military, the Veterans Administration, community advocates, and various sectors of the justice system.
Commission Members
Dr. Andrea Finlay, PhD
(Liaison)
Veterans Administration Center for Innovation to Implementation
Pelicia Hall
ViaPath Technologies
Former Commissioner
Mississippi Department of Corrections
Greg Hamilton
CIVICTEC
Sheriff of Travis County, Austin, TX (ret.)
Justice Eileen C. Moore
Army Nurse Corps, United States Army
Hon. Leon Panetta
U.S. Department of Defense
Former White House Chief of Staff
Former U.S. Congressman (CA)
Vincent W.
Patton III, EdD
8th Master Chief Petty Officer of the
U.S. Coast Guard (ret.)
Major General
Angela Salinas
Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas
United States Marine Corps (ret.)
Dr. Ronald Self, PhD
Veterans Healing Veterans
from the Inside Out
Former U.S. Marine
Dr. Jo Sornborger, PsyD
Operation Mend, UCLA Health
About the Art
The banner design was created by an adult in custody designer in the Oregon Corrections Enterprises (OCE) Graphic Design program. The mission of OCE, in partnership with the Oregon Department of Corrections, is to promote public safety by providing adults in custody with work and training opportunities in a self-sustaining organization.
Supporters
Support for the Veterans Justice Commission comes from The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, the Just Trust, the National Football League, Craig Newmark Philanthropies, T. Denny Sanford, Southern Company Foundation, and the Wilf Family Foundations as well as the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, #StartSmall, and other CCJ general operating contributors.
