House Committee on Corrections and Institutions

 

AGENDA

 

Room 34 and Zoom

April 1, 2025 - April 4, 2025

Last Updated 4/1/2025 2:16 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-corrections-and-institutions.

 

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor and Caucuses

 

--                                  Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   County Court Houses

Ownership and Responsibility for Renovation and Maintenance

Therese Corsones, State Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary

Gregg Mousley, Chief of Finance and Administration, Vermont Judiciary

 

2:00 PM                   H. 32 - An act relating to treatment for opioid use disorder in correctional facilities

New Draft

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Haley Sommer, Communications Director, Department of Corrections

Tony Folland, Clinical Services Manager and State Opioid Treatment Authority, Vermont Department of Health

 

3:30 PM                   Joint Resolution Offered by the Committee

Discuss Language - Southern State Correctional Facility Debate Team

 

--                                  Adjourn

 

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

9:00 AM                   American Carceal System

Status and Crisis in Correctional Staffing

Dr. TaLisa Carter, Urban Institute

 

10:30 AM                   Victims Notification Systems

Update on Improving Systems

Jennifer Poehlmann, J.D., Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services

 

--                                  Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

--                                  Adjourn

 

Thursday, April 3, 2025

9:00 AM                   TBD - Please check back

 

--                                  Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

After the Floor                     H. 191 - An act relating to prohibiting the use of private and for-profit correctional facilities

Weigh-in by the Department of Corrections

Isaac Dayno, Executive Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Department of Corrections

Haley Sommer, Communications Director, Department of Corrections

 

--                                  Turning Point Partners

Department of Corrections Plan After Federal Earmark was not Awarded

Isaac Dayno, Executive Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Department of Corrections

Haley Sommer, Communications Director, Department of Corrections

 

--                                  Adjourn

 

Friday, April 4, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

--                                  TBD - Please check back

 

--                                  Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   TBD - Please check back

 

--                                  Adjourn

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Phil Petty at ppetty@leg.state.vt.us