‘This program changes lives’: How one court is giving veterans a second chance

CLEVELAND, Ohio — “What’s up, Mike?”

Veteran mentors clap as Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge Andrew Santoli greets his “client,” Michael Williams. They talk sobriety and the struggles of going through the criminal justice system.

Santoli isn’t in a robe, but this is a normal day at Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas’ Veterans Treatment Court…

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