Seven Graduate From Veterans Treatment Court
Seven veterans successfully finished the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Veterans Treatment Court (VTC) program on Thursday, November 5, and were awarded certificates of completion. The ceremony was especially meaningful coming less than a week before Veteran's Day.
VTC Judge Andrew Santoli personally congratulated each graduate and presented them with a commemorative challenge coin and certificate. The ceremony was held in the history atrium of the Old Courthouse on Lakeside Avenue.
Approved by the Bench in 2015, the mission of the VTC is to rehabilitate veterans by diverting them from the traditional criminal justice system. The program involves a treatment team comprised of the Court, the Veterans Administration, community treatment providers, the Cuyahoga County Veterans Service Commission, the Prosecutor’s Office, and the Public Defender.
