In 2014, the San Diego Association of Governments applied for and received funding from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to conduct a process and impact evaluation of the Veterans Moving Forward (VMF) program that was created by the San Diego County Sheriff's Department in partnership with the San Diego Veterans Administration (VA) in 2013. VMF is a veteran-only housing unit for male inmates who have served in the U.S. military. When the grant was written, experts in the field had noted that the population of veterans returning to the U.S. with numerous mental health issues, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and depression, were increasing and as a result, the number of veterans incarcerated in jails and prisons was also expected to increase. While numerous specialized courts for veterans had been implemented across the country at the time, veteran-specific housing units for those already sentenced to serve time in custody were rarer and no evaluations of these units had been published. Since this evaluation grant was awarded, the number of veteran-only housing units has increased, demonstrating the need for more evaluation information regarding lessons learned. A core goal when creating VMF was to structure an environment for veterans to draw upon the positive aspects of their shared military culture, create a safe place for healing and rehabilitation, and foster positive peer connections. There are several components that separate VMF from traditional housing with the general population that relate to the overall environment, the rehabilitative focus, and initiation of reentry planning as early as possible. These components include the selection of correctional staff with military backgrounds and an emphasis on building on their shared experience and connecting through it; a less restrictive and more welcoming environment that includes murals on the walls and open doors; no segregation of inmates by race/ethnicity; incentives including extended dayroom time and use of a microwave and coffee machine (under supervision); mandatory rehabilitative programming that focuses on criminogenic and other underlying risks and needs or that are quality of life focused, such as yoga, meditation, and art; a VMF Counselor who is located in the unit to provide one-on-one services to clients, as well as provide overall program management on a day-to-day basis; the regular availability of VA staff in the unit, including linkages to staff knowledgeable about benefits and other resources available upon reentry; and the guidance and assistance of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to support reentry transition for individuals needing additional assistance. The general criteria for housing in this veteran module includes: (1) not being at a classification level above a four, which requires a maximum level of custody; (2) not having less than 30 days to serve in custody; (3) no state or federal prison holds and/or prison commitments; (4) no fugitive holds; (5) no prior admittance to the psychiatric security unit or a current psychiatric hold; (6) not currently a Post-Release Community Supervision Offender serving a term of flash incarceration; (7) not in custody for a sex-related crime or requirement to register per Penal Code 290; (8) no specialized housing requirements including protective custody, administration segregation, or medical segregation; and (9) no known significant disciplinary incidents.

This dataset documents the records of mainly Black people incarcerated in the Tennessee State Penitentiary in the period directly before, during, and after the Civil War, from 1850-1870. It includes a staggering amount of formerly enslaved Civil War soldiers and veterans who had enlisted in the segregated regiments of the United States Military, the U.S.C.T. This demographic information of over 1,400 inmates incarcerated in an occupied border state allows us to examine trends, patterns, and relationships that speak to the historic ties between the US military and the TN State Penitentiary, and more broadly, the role of enslavement’s legacies in the development of punitive federal systems. Further analysis of this dataset reveals the genesis of many modern trends in incarceration and law. The dataset of this article and its historiographical implications will be of interest to scholars who study the regional dynamics of antebellum and post-Civil War prison systems, convict leasing and the development of the modern carceral state, Black resistance in the forms of fugitivity and participation in the Civil War, and pre-war era incarceration of free Black men and women and non-Black people convicted of crimes related to enslavement.

VA state Senate districts, as drawn by the Special Masters appointed by the VA Supreme Court. Population was based on the 2020 Census and the subsequent prisoner-adjusted population in order to county incarcerated persons in their last previous address for redistricting purposes.

Congressional Districts for Virginia, as drawn by the Special Masters appointed by the VA Supreme Court. Population was based on the 2020 Census and the subsequent prisoner-adjusted population in order to county incarcerated persons in their last previous address for redistricting purposes.

VA House of Delegate districts, as drawn by the Special Masters appointed by the VA Supreme Court. Population was based on the 2020 Census and the subsequent prisoner-adjusted population in order to county incarcerated persons in their last previous address for redistricting purposes.

Age-adjusted rate of Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000 from 2010-2020. These data include inpatient hospitalizations of individuals who are hospitalized in acute care hospitals. These data are based only on primary discharge diagnosis codes. These data do not include individuals who were seen by an Emergency Department, but not admitted to the hospital. Veterans Affairs, Indian Health Services and institutionalized (prison) populations are excluded. No attempt has been made to remove records resulting from transfer among acute care hospitals, as a result there may be duplicate records for a single hospitalization event. Effective October 1, 2015, hospital record data transitioned to a new coding system called the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM). Differences between counts and rates in years prior to 2015 compared with 2015 and subsequent years could be a result of this coding change and not an actual difference in the number of events.

Asthma crude rate of Emergency Department visits per 10,000 for years 2010-2020. These data include emergency room visits of individuals who are seen in an emergency department.

These data are based only on principal diagnosis codes. These data do not include individuals who are admitted to an inpatient hospital facility. Veterans Affairs, Indian Health Services and institutionalized (prison) populations are excluded. No attempt has been made to remove records resulting from transfer among emergency departments. As a result there may be duplicate records for a single event.

Effective October 1, 2015, hospital record data transitioned to a new coding system called the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM). Differences between counts and rates in years prior to 2015 compared with 2015 and subsequent years could be a result of this coding change and not an actual difference in the number of events.

During the United States' war in Vietnam against the communist-controlled government of North Vietnam and the insurgency of the Viet Cong in South Vietnam, several thousand U.S. military personnel went missing in action (MIA) or were captured as prisoners of war (POWs). As of 2022, the U.S. Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency classifies 470 of the 1244 soldiers still unaccounted for in Vietnam as "non-recoverable", meaning that there is conclusive evidence that the persons were killed during the conflict, but that it is not believed that it will be possible to recover their bodies. Joint U.S.-Vietnamese teams continue to work on identifying and excavating the bodies of the remaining unaccounted for service personnel.

Number of Asthma Hospitalizations from 2010-2020. These data include inpatient hospitalizations of individuals who are hospitalized in acute care hospitals. These data are based only on primary discharge diagnosis codes.

These data do not include individuals who were seen by an Emergency Department, but not admitted to the hospital. Veterans Affairs, Indian Health Services and institutionalized (prison) populations are excluded. No attempt has been made to remove records resulting from transfer among acute care hospitals, as a result there may be duplicate records for a single hospitalization event.

Effective October 1, 2015, hospital record data transitioned to a new coding system called the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM). Differences between counts and rates in years prior to 2015 compared with 2015 and subsequent years could be a result of this coding change and not an actual difference in the number of events.

Number of Asthma ED visits for the years 2010-2020. These data include emergency room visits of individuals who are seen in an emergency department. These data are based only on principal diagnosis codes.

These data do not include individuals who are admitted to an inpatient hospital facility. Veterans Affairs, Indian Health Services and institutionalized (prison) populations are excluded. No attempt has been made to remove records resulting from transfer among emergency departments. As a result there may be duplicate records for a single event.

Effective October 1, 2015, hospital record data transitioned to a new coding system called the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM). Differences between counts and rates in years prior to 2015 compared with 2015 and subsequent years could be a result of this coding change and not an actual difference in the number of events.