Justice Involved Veterans ⋆ Texas Veterans Commission

The Justice Involved Veteran (JIV) Program works to improve veteran services across the entire criminal justice continuum. The JIV Managers serve as resource to provide technical assistance and training to all Veteran Treatment Courts across Texas.

The JIV Program also partners with the local and state law enforcement to deliver officers relevant trainings such as trauma affected veterans and crisis intervention strategies. JIV Managers also collaborate with the local jail and state prison systems to better ensure that incarcerated veterans have access to veteran-specific services and programming.

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Program Leadership

Nadia Castilla

Program Manager
M.A., LPC-A
Nadia.Castilla@tvc.texas.gov
(737) 308-5314

Terri Williams

Regional Program Supervisor
MA, LPC
Terri.Williams@tvc.texas.gov
(737) 237-4080

The Voice of Texas Veterans

Veterans Sequential Intercept Model (V-SIM)

The National Institute of Correction worked collaboratively with SAMSHA, the VA, and members of the Justice Involved Veterans Network to adapt the sequential intercept model to the justice-involved veteran population. Highlights interventions that may be more effective at a given stage considering the needs of the veteran.

Veteran Intercepts in the Criminal Justice System Intro

Veteran Intercepts in the Criminal Justice System Intro Video Transcript [TXT, 77.85 KB]

Veteran Intercepts the Criminal Justice System Intercepts

Veteran Intercepts the Criminal Justice System Intercepts 0-1 Video Transcript [TXT, 76.52 KB]

2024 Judicial Summit Top 15 Learning Points

2024 Judicial Summit Top 15 Learning Points Video Transcript [TXT, 3.26 KB]

Website Resources

All Rise: E-Learning Center

E-Learning Center Self-paced training wth leading experts. Browse E-Learning Options.

Combined Arms – Supporting Veterans in Transition to Civilian Life

Check out of your unit; check in to ours. Combined Arms is a one-stop resource for veterans in transition. Through a combined effort with our 165+ member organizations, we offer holistic support in a customized and efficient way.

Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents and Survivors

The 2021 version of the Federal Benefits for Veterans Dependents and Survivors.

NADCP National Association of Drug Court Professionals

Treatment courts are the most successful intervention in our nation’s history for leading people living with substance use and mental health disorders out of the justice system and into lives of recovery and stability.

Justice for Vets Training

Justice For Vets is a national training and techinical assistance provider for the Bureau of Justice Assistance within the Office of Justice Programs at the U.S. Department of Justice.

Texas Department of Criminal Justice

To provide public safety training, promote positive change in offender behavior, reintegrate offenders into society, and assist victims of crime.

Texas Commission on Jail Standards

The Texas Legislature created the Commission on Jail Standards in 1975 to implement a declared state policy that all county jail facilities conform to minimum standards of construction, maintenance and operation.

Texas Suicide Prevention Collaborative

Texas Suicide Prevention initiative is the result of a collaborative effort throughout the state of Texas of community-based organizations, state and local agencies, academic institutions, and many others who work together to reduce suicides in Texas.

VA Incarcerated Veterans

Veterans can sometimes run into issues with law enforcement and the criminal justice system resulting in incarceration. It is important justice-involved Veterans are familiar with VA benefits including what VA benefits they may still be eligible to receive.

Resources & Documents

Veteran Treatment Courts Contacts

Bell County
Andreya Wordlaw

Bexar County Felony
John Herman

Bexar County Misdemeanor
Roberto Ruiz

Blanco County
Gerald Ramcharan

Brazoria County
Alejandra Pitones

Cameron County
Elva Olivo

Caldwell County
Gerald Ramcharan

Collin County
Amanda Garcia

Comal County
Laura Balo

Dallas County
Janine Capetillo

Denton County
Tami Russell

Dimmit County
Edwardo Chapa Salinas

Ellis County
Brent Dorrough

El Paso County
Yvonne Whitaker

Fannin County
Amanda Garcia

Fort Bend County
Terri Escobar

Galveston County
Christopher James

Grayson County
Amanda Garcia

Guadalupe County
Doreen Luehlfing

Harris County Felony
Mashala Dixon

Harris County Misdemeanor
Adriana Moreno

Hays County
Gerald Ramcharan

Hidalgo County
Clemente Garza

Jefferson County
Ashley Molfino

Jim Hogg County
Edwardo Chapa Salinas

Jim Wells County
Edwardo Chapa Salinas

Kaufman County
Amanda Garcia

Liberty County
Jackie Waller

Maverick County
Edwardo Chapa Salinas

McLennan County
Amy Lowrey

Midland County
Heather Henderson

Montgomery County
Yolanda Alatorre

Nueces County
Laura Salinas

Potter County
Justin Mays

Rockwall County
Amanda Garcia

Smith County Felony
Tammy Camp-Miller

Smith County Misdemeanor
Amber N. Massenburge

Starr County
Edwardo Chapa Salinas

Tarrant County Felony
Courtney Young

Tarrant County Misdemeanor
Courtney Young

Travis County
Jolene Grajczyk

Val Verde County
Edwardo Chapa Salinas

Webb County
Margaret Garza

Willacy County
Elva Olivo

Williamson County
Erin Lucas

Zapata County
Edwardo Chapa Salinas

Justice Involved Veterans

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