Posted: 10:08 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012
In a Channel 9 Eyewitness News investigation, anchor Erica Bryant discovers there are a staggering number of war veterans in Charlotte-area jails and prisons.
WATCH: Erica Bryant shares how she learned about this new initiative to get local war veterans help.
Many of these veterans suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder or are bi-polar.
The groundbreaking, new approach to get these locked-up veterans the mental help they need.
See Erica’s investigation, Wednesday starting at 5 p.m. on Channel 9 Eyewitness News.