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HRD-79-97 1 (1979-06-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaazmd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: RESTRICTED _ Not to be refgased Outside the General oqq Acco°untit Office except on tie basis o( bpecjic appDoIaie bY the Office of Congressional neiax.0 1COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATE WASHINGTON, D.C. 2O548 RELEASED B-114859 JUNE 29, 1979 The Honorable Alan Cranston Chairman, Committee on Veterans' Affairs United States Senate -Re Dear Mr n your January 19, 1979, letter you requested that we study he Veterar Administration's (- ---ervices to incar- cerated vjeterans. You specifically asked th-at we (1) fdllow up on thefindings of our 1974 report, Need for Improved Outreach Efforts for Veterans in Prison or on Parole, and (2) provide additional information on VA's outreach efforts for incarcerated veterans. Enclosure I details the results of our review. In sum- mary, our work at the VA central office and in the New York City, Los Angeles, and Atlanta regions indicates that VA has increased its outreach effort in terms of the number of penal facilities visited to counsel veterans on their benefits, although some Federal and State prisons were not visited in 1978. Also, veterans appear more aware of their benefits and are using them more than those we spoke to in 1974. However, the outreach program still needs improvement. Several matters regarding program administration require VA action. Although some regions exceeded the guidelines, in general they were not being met. Supervision of VA coun- selors was virtually nonexistent, outreach efforts varied, and coordination among VA and other groups making outreach visits to prisons could be improved. We believe that gen- erally the outreach program has carried a low priority. HRD-79-97 (40678) 109903

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