How a Colorado Jail Is Helping Inmates Who Have Suffered Traumatic Brain Injuries

The Department of Veterans Affairs diagnosed him with a traumatic brain injury, which Leeper believes he sustained during daily mortar attacks on the Army base. He believes the injury makes it difficult for him to concentrate, causes him to "space out" during conversations and contributes to his long-term memory issues. The attacks also probably contributed to his PTSD, which he says "pretty much rules my life." It makes him anxious, and leads him to interpret situations as threatening, even when they are not.