Joint Legislative Corrections Oversight Committee

Monday, October 20, 2014

10:00 AM

Groundwork for Act 195 (S.295)

• Annie Ramniceanu, Director of Pre-Trial Services, Department of Corrections
• Bram Kranichfeld, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
• Hon. Amy Davenport, Chief Administrative Judge

11:45 AM

Assaults on Inmates in Out of State Facilities

• Andy McLean, Lobbyist
• Daniel Kaman, Senior Director of Partnership Development, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA)
• Kevin Myers, Managing Director of Operations, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA)
• Rick Byrne, Supervisor of OUt of State Unit, Department of Corrections
• Andy Pallito, Commissioner, Department of Corrections

1:00 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM

Restorative Justice Report

• Derek Miodownik, Department of Corrections
• Willa Farrell, Court Diversion Director, Vermont Court Diversion
• Karen Vastine, Community Justice Coordinator, Community Justice Centers

2:15 PM

Department of Corrections

Monthly Reports (including contraband reports as required by Act 163);report on security and safety concerns in accordance with Act 163, Sec. 2(d)); update on process for permitting offenders to earn back contact visits (Act 163, Sec. 4)

• Andy Pallito, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
• Michael Touchette, Director of Correctional Facilities, Department of Corrections
• Monica Weeber, Administrative Services Director, Department of Corrections

3:20 PM

Community High School of Vermont

Letter of agreement between AHS and Education Agency re: CHSV; ABE diplomas/CHSV diplomas; MOU between NEASC and CHSV - steps CHSV need to take to maintain its accreditation; MOU between DOE AND DOC

• Andy Pallito, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
• Troy McAllister, Assistant Director of Corrections Education, Community High School of Vermont
• Dana L'Esperance, Assistant Director, Corrections Education, Community High School of Vermont

3:40 PM

"Maxing Out" of DOC

Voluntary electronic monitoring; DOC questions

• Peter Fiske, Prisoner Advocate, The Church at Prison
• Andy Pallito, Commissioner, Department of Corrections

4:00 PM

Adjourn