An American flag decorates the annex of the veterans dormitory at Santa Rosa Correctional Institute in Milton. (Florida Department of Corrections / November 9, 2011)
By David Breen, Orlando Sentinel
1:44 p.m. EST, November 9, 2011
Veterans Day is a holiday that honors all who have served in the U.S. armed forces — including those who have run into trouble after the end of their service.
In that spirit, the state's Department of Corrections this week has opened special dormitories for incarcerated vets at several prisons around the state.
Veterans whose service has been verified and who are within three years of being released are eligible. Only inmates who volunteer are selected to live in the dorms.
One of the main ideas behind the program is to "congregate as many inmates as possible in one area where the V.A. could meet with them and discuss the programs available to them," said DOC spokeswoman Jo Ellyn Rackleff.
Approximately 6,700 inmates in Florida prisons — out of a total population of 101,000 — are veterans, according to Rackelff.
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