Joint Legislative Justice Oversight Committee

 

AGENDA

 

Room 9 and Zoom

October 27, 2025

Last Updated 10/23/2025 3:07 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

10:00 AM                   Review of Department of Corrections Contracts

Border Patrol MOU

Jaye Johnson, General Counsel, Governor's Office

Jon Murad, Interim Commissioner, Department of Corrections

Laurie Fisher, General Counsel, Department of Corrections

 

10:50 AM                   Chittenden Accountability Court

Jaye Johnson, General Counsel, Governor's Office

Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office

Tim Lueders-Dumont, Esq., Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs

Erin Jacobson, Chief of Staff, City of Burlington Mayor's Office

 

11:30 PM                   Department of Corrections Updates

Staffing concerns

Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Facilities Update

Juvenile and Women's Facilities

Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families

Tyler Allen, High-End System of Care Director, Department for Children and Families, Family Services Division - Zoom

Jon Murad, Interim Commissioner, Department of Corrections

 

1:30 PM                   Department of Corrections Inmate Population Data

Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

Jon Murad, Interim Commissioner, Department of Corrections

 

2:00 PM                   Pretrial Supervision

Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

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 Megan Cannella at mcannella@leg.state.vt.us