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Letitia James
January 8, 2015
defendants. With high success rates for this model, one wonders what other services
could have been provided to Jerome Murdough.
In addition to VTCPI, financial assistance to start these courts is available from the
Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), which in FY 2013, issued $2.5 million in grants
specifically designated to implement veteran treatment courts around the country. That
was up from just over $1 million the previous fiscal year. The New York State Health
Foundation has also given funding to train court personnel.
Please let me know what I can do as the Public Advocate for the City of New York to
help support this initiative. Thank you and I look forward to your response.
Sincerely,
Letitia James
Public Advocate for the City of New York
cc: Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr.
Unified Court System Chief Administrative Judge A. Gail Prudenti
Unified Court System First Deputy Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks
Gregory Murray, Director of the Unified Court Systems Office of Public Affairs