KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Kalamazoo County Sheriff Richard Fuller says the county may have an operating veterans’ court in place by the end of summer.
Fuller, who was originally hoping for an October roll-out, was in New York this week wrapping up training. He said the court will primarily focus on veterans facing misdemeanors.
“They’re put with a mentor to help walk them through the court process,” Fuller said. “It could be somebody that’s probably from the same branch of military that they’re from, or someone who may or may not have had similar issues throughout their life.”
The model is similar to the county’s successful drug court.
“Kalamazoo County is blessed with so many courts that we’re able to keep our jail population down at a fraction of the cost,” Fuller said.
It would be the 23rd court of its kind in the state.
