All the defendants in one specialized Milwaukee County court share a common link.

Ten defendants have completed the Rock County Veterans Treatment Court program in the three years since the court’s founding, and not one has reoffended.

Tensions ignited recently over the use of specialized treatment courts in Wisconsin.

The Rock County district attorney has stopped allowing Wisconsin veterans to enroll in a court treatment program designed for them, saying it's costly and doesn't meet national standards.

Some military veterans who face criminal charges in Kenosha, Racine and Walworth counties could be tried in a new treatment court geared specifically toward veterans.