About the Model Policy Framework Committee
The Model Policy Framework Committee is a group of criminal justice experts and practitioners who were called upon by the Veterans Justice Commission. They were charged with creating a policy framework that expands opportunities for veterans to access community supervision instead of prison while establishing key elements to help jurisdictions provide such opportunities through evidence-based practices that address veterans’ unique challenges.
Members of the committee presented the framework to the Criminal Justice Task Force of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). In August 2023, ALEC adopted the Veterans Justice Act, a model policy based on the framework.
Committee members participate in their individual, not their institutional, capacities. Professional affiliations do not imply institutional endorsement.
Evan Seamone - In Memoriam
Evan Seamone, a member of the Model Policy Framework Committee and adviser to the Veterans Justice Commission, passed away on July 25th, 2023, after a short illness. A decorated officer who spent two decades in the US Judge Advocate General's Corps, Evan provided invaluable insight and support to the Committee and the Commission, particularly because of his expertise in veterans’ benefits. The Committee dedicates this report to Evan in honor of his years of work in service of veterans.
Committee Members
Carla Bugg
Criminal Justice Services Coordinator, Recovery Organization of Support Specialists; US Army Reserves
John Choi
Ramsey County Attorney
John Flynn
Erie County District Attorney; Board Chair, National District Attorneys Association; US Navy
Pelicia Hall
Senior Vice President for ViaPath Technologies; former Commissioner, Mississippi Department of Corrections
Greg Hamilton
Chief Customer Officer, CIVICTEC; Sheriff, Travis County, TX (ret.)
Brock Hunter
Co-founder, Veterans Defense Project; Criminal Defense Attorney; U.S. Army
Justice Eileen C. Moore
Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal; Army Nurse Corps, U.S. Army
Evan Seamone (in memoriam)
U.S. Army (ret.); Fellow, National Institute of Military Justice; Chief of Military Justice, Fort Benning
Jim Seward
Veterans Justice Commission, Council on Criminal Justice; Colonel, U.S. Army; Former State and Federal Prosecutor
Committee Advisers
Robin Olsen, Principal Policy Associate, Justice Policy Center, Urban Institute
Nelson Bunn, Executive Director, National District Attorneys Association
Stephen Earnhart, Assistant District Attorney, Erie County
