Joint Legislative Justice Oversight Committee

 

AGENDA

 

Room 10 and Zoom

December 12, 2023

Last Updated 12/12/2023 3:01 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/shared-joint-committees.

10:00 AM                   H. 222 - An act relating to reducing overdoses

Continuity of Treatment for Incarcerated People Reentering the Community

Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections

Stephanie Ruckman, VP of Operations-MAT, Wellpath

Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Health

Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association

 

11:30 AM                   Report on Community Violence Prevention Program

Per Act 23

Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Health

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Raise the Age Report and Update on RFP

Chris Winters, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families

 

1:30 PM                   Juvenile Offenders

Efforts to establish a secure facility and court decisions

Chris Winters, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families

Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:30 PM                   Committee Discussion

Home Detention Review Letter

Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:45 PM                   Out of State Incarceration of Vermont Prisoners

Stephen Finner, Ph.D., Racial Justice Group, Unitarian Church of Montpelier

Rep. Barbara Rachelson, Sponsor of H.326, Chittenden 14

Kathy Fox, Professor, Liberal Arts in Prison Program, University of Vermont

Timothy Burgess, Director, Citizens United for the Rehabilitation of Errants

Al Cormier, Chief of Operations, Department of Corrections

 

3:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Peggy Delaney at pdelaney@leg.state.vt.us