Community Re-Entry Program

Veterans Administration and Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department

Outreach staff from the Community Reentry Program assess inmates with military service records in the LA County Jail prior to their release and provide links to needed services, including but not limited to services provided by the Veterans Administration itself.

Description

The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department sends the names of inmates who report during screening that they are veterans to the Veterans Administration– run Los Angeles Ambulatory Health Center Community Reentry Program, allowing outreach staff from the program to identify and offer assessment and service linkages to eligible inmates.

Outreach staff provide connections to health care, housing, and financial benefits provided by the VA. They can also serve as advocates for incarcerated veterans within the criminal justice system and in obtaining services from other communitybased organizations.