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    "content": "<h1><strong>Veterans Courts in Pennsylvania: Making the Case for Veterans Courts:&nbsp;</strong><strong>SEPTEMBER 20, 2019</strong></h1>\r\n<p>9:00 AM &ndash; 1:00 PM</p>\r\n<p>Widener Law Commonwealth<br />Administration Building, Room A180<br />3737 Vartan Way<br />Harrisburg, PA 17110</p>\r\n<p>CLE credits available &ndash; 3 substantive CLE or CJE credits</p>\r\n<p>Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.pacourts.us/courts/supreme-court/supreme-court-justices/justice-debra-todd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Debra Todd</a>&nbsp;and Pennsylvania Adjutant General&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.dmva.pa.gov/Pages/TAG-Biography.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anthony Carrelli</a>&nbsp;delivered keynote remarks.</p>\r\n<p>There are now more than 20&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.pacourts.us/judicial-administration/court-programs/veterans-courts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">veterans courts</a>&nbsp;in the Commonwealth, serving veterans involved in the justice system due to a substance use disorder, mental health disorder, or trauma. Veterans treatment courts are part of more than 100 &ldquo;problem solving courts&rdquo; statewide, and are an innovative and collaborative initiative between the courts, the district attorneys, the public defenders, the Veterans Administration, and numerous veterans&rsquo; agencies. Veterans who complete their court-supervised programs and graduate may have the charges that brought them to court dismissed and/or their term of supervision reduced. In addition, their criminal records may be expunged. Notably, veterans&rsquo; treatment courts have a 74&nbsp;percent&nbsp;successful graduation rate.</p>\r\n<p>The session was presented by Widener Law Commonwealth, the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts Problem Solving Court division, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.dmva.pa.gov/veteransaffairs/Pages/Programs%20and%20Services/Governor's-Advisory-.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Governor&rsquo;s Advisory Council on Veterans&rsquo; Services</a>, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.pdaa.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association</a>, the&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.fedbar.org/Chapters/Middle-District-of-Pennsylvania-Chapter.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Middle District of Pennsylvania Chapter of the Federal Bar Association</a>, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.pacounties.org/Pages/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania</a>, and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.dcba-pa.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dauphin County Bar Association</a>.</p>\r\n<hr />\r\n<h3>Event Video</h3>\r\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/3tKhSru6uGU\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"></iframe></p>\r\n<hr />\r\n<h3>Event Photos</h3>\r\n<p><a title=\"2019/09 Veterans Courts in Pennsylvania: Making the Case for Veterans Courts\" href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/widenerlawcommonwealth/albums/72157711004401008\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img src=\"https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48770860896_46c4508800_z.jpg\" alt=\"2019/09 Veterans Courts in Pennsylvania: Making the Case for Veterans Courts\" height=\"427\" width=\"640\" /></a></p>\r\n<p>\r\n<script src=\"//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js\"></script>\r\n</p>",
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