Joint Legislative Corrections Oversight Committee

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Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

13-1, 2, 3

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

Draft of 2012 Report to Legislature

Committee Discussion

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel
  

1:00 PM

Adjourn

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Monday, August 12, 2013

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

13-4, 5, 6, 7

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

Election of Chair and Vice Chair

10:10 AM

Future Meeting Planning

Selection of Meeting Dates
Discussion of Issues

10:30 AM

Legislative Updates

Review of 2013 Acts and Issues

• Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

11:20 AM

Department of Corrections

Monthly Reports
Updates on Corrections Town Meetings

• Cullen Bullard, Offender Classification & Placement Administrator, Department of Corrections
  
• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Amy Davenport, Administrative Judge, Judiciary
  
• Lisa Menard, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  
• Andy Pallito, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  
• Monica Weeber, Director of Planning and Organizational Development, Department of Corrections
  

12:10 PM

Lunch

12:50 PM

High-Risk Sex Offenders

Review of Procedures for Release

• Cullen Bullard, Offender Classification & Placement Administrator, Department of Corrections
  
• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Andy Pallito, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  

1:40 PM

Detainee Population

• Will Hunter, Member, Blue Spruce House
  
• Jessy Tyler, Justice Center, Council on State Governments
  

2:45 PM

Adjourn

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Monday, September 23, 2013

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

13-8, 9, 10, 11

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

DOC Monthly Reports

• Lisa Menard, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  
• Andy Pallito, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  

10:40 AM

DOC Policies and Procedures to Reduce Inmate Self-Harm

• Delores Burroughs-Biron, Health Services Director, Department of Corrections
  
• Andy Pallito, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  
• Michael Touchette, Director of Correctional Facilities, Department of Corrections
  

12:15 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Electronic Monitoring

• Nathan Lavery, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

1:30 PM

Current Practice and Trends

Bail Statutes & Pretrial Conditions of Release

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Amy Davenport, Administrative Judge, Judiciary
  
• Bram Kronickfeld, Executive Director, State's Attorneys and Sheriffs' Dept.
  
• Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Office of the Defender General
  

2:40 PM

Upon Release From Confinement

Housing and other obstacles to successful reentry

• Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Office of the Defender General
  

2:50 PM

Results of Seall, Inc. Inquiry

• Lisa Menard, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  
• Susan Mesner, Deputy State Auditor, State Auditor's Office
  
• Andy Pallito, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  

3:00 PM

Upon Release From Confinement

Housing Obstacles

• Lisa Menard, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  
• Andy Pallito, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  

3:30 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

13-12, 13, 14, 15

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

Monthly Reports

• Andy Pallito, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  

10:15 AM

Detention

• Cullen Bullard, Offender Classification & Placement Administrator, Department of Corrections
  
• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Hallie Fader-Towe, Program Director, Courts, Justice Center, Council on State Governments
  
• Jessy Tyler, Justice Center, Council on State Governments
  

11:30 AM

Medicaid and Health Services for DOC Populations

• Delores Burroughs-Biron, Health Services Director, Department of Corrections
  
• Mark Larson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  
• Steven Rosenberg, President, Community Oriented Correctional Health Services (COCHS)
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM

Sentence Calculations

• Cullen Bullard, Offender Classification & Facility Designation Administrator, Department of Corrections
  
• Bram Kranichfeld, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Seth Lipschutz , Supervising Attorney, Prisoners' Rights Office
  
• Lisa Menard, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  
• Andy Pallito, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  

1:45 PM

Wrongful Convictions

• Rebecca Brown, Director, State Policy Reform, The Innocence Project
  

2:15 PM

Committee Discussion

Electronic Monitoring for Pretrial Detainees
Changes to Bail Statutes
Alternatives to Detention or Incarceration for Nonviolent misdemeanors

2:40 PM

Transfer of Agency of Human Services Investigators to Department of Human Resources

• Kate Duffy, Commissioner, Department of Human Resources
  
• Andy Pallito, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  

3:15 PM

Community Based Restorative Justice Systems Report

• Becky Penberthy, Association of Vermont Court Diversion Programs
  
• Karen Vastine, Community Justice Coordinator, Community Justice Centers
  

3:30 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Comments

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Meeting Record

10:15 AM

Monthly Reports

• Andy Pallito, Commissioner, Dept. of Corrections
  
• Monica Weeber, Director of Planning and Organizational Development, Department of Corrections
  

10:50 AM

Investigations Concerning Inmate Death

• Robert Cushing, Lieutenant, Vermont State Police
  
• Kate Duffy, Commissioner, Department of Human Resources
  
• Keith Flynn, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
  
• Andy Pallito, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  
• Matthew Valerio, Defender General
  

12:10 PM

Pre-Trial Screening

Rapid Arraignment Program

• Thomas J. Donovan, Vermont State's Attorney, Chittenden County
  
• Steven Jansen, Vice-President and COO, Association of Prosecuting Attorneys
  

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• Matthew Valerio, Defender General
  

12:50 PM

Lunch

1:10 PM

Housing in the Community

• Dale Crook, Correctional Field Services Specialist, Department of Corrections
  

1:30 PM

Cost Benefit Study

• Max Schleuter, Executive Director, Vermont Center for Justice Research
  

1:50 PM

Department of Corrections Staff

• Steve Howard, Legislative Director, Vermont State Employees Association
  
• Josh Massey, VSEA
  

2:15 PM

Health Care Coverage for DOC Population

Coverage for Court Ordered Treatment

• Susan Donegan, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
  

2:30 PM

Health Care Coverage for DOC Population

Medicaid for individuals going in and out of DOC custody

• Delores Burroughs-Biron, Health Services Director, Department of Corrections
  
• Richard Giddings, Deputy Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  

3:00 PM

Bail Review

• Amy Davenport, Administrative Judge
  

3:30 PM

Substance Abuse Treatment

Update and Committee Discussion

• Barbara Cimaglio, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Health
  

3:45 PM

Committee Discussion

CSG Recommendations and Annual Report

4:00 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, December 12, 2013

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

13-16, 17, 18, 19

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

Monthly Reports

• Andy Pallito, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  
• Monica Weeber, Director of Planning and Organizational Development, Department of Corrections
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Draft Report

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

3:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

14-1, 2, 3, 4

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

Legislative Updates

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

10:30 AM

Department of Corrections

Monthly Reports and Power Point Presentation - Recidivism

• Andy Pallito, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  
• Monica Weeber, Administrative Services Director, Department of Corrections
  

11:00 PM

S.295 - An act relating to pretrial services, risk assessments, and criminal justice programs

• Delores Burroughs-Biron, Health Services Director, Department of Corrections
  
• Barbara Cimaglio, Deputy Commissioner, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program, Dept. of Health
  
• Andy Pallito, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  
• Bobby Sand, Governor's Liaison to Criminal Justice Programs
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Future Meeting Planning

1:10 PM

Auditor's Office

Sex Offender Registry Report

• Doug Hoffer, State Auditor, State Auditor's Office
  
• Linda Lambert, IT Auditor, State Auditor's Office
  

2:10 PM

Improvements to Re-entry Policies

• Fran Carlson, Vermont Interfaith Action
  
• Sarah Flynn, Vermont Interfaith Action
  
• Stuart Recicar, Circle of Support and Accountability (COSA)
  

3:30 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, August 14, 2014

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

14-5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

Department of Corrections

Monthly Reports, contraband rules update, Corrections Programming Analysis Report, and report on budget rescissions.

• Matt D'Agostino, Financial Officer, Department of Corrections
  
• Lisa Menard, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  
• Michael Touchette, Director of Correctional Facilities, Department of Corrections
  
• Monica Weeber, Director of Administrative Services, Department of Corrections
  

11:00 AM

BGS Report

Correctional Facilities Analysis

• Dave Burley, Regional Director, Western Region, Department of Buildings & General Services
  
• Wanda Minoli, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Buildings & General Services
  
• Bob Rea, Regional Director, Eastern Region, Department of Buildings & General Services
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

12:30 AM

Salvation Farms

Department of Corrections Project

• Theresa Snow, Director, Salvation Farms
  

1:15 PM

Community High School of Vermont

Review of Report

• Carol Bokan, Vice-Chair, CHSV Advisory Board
  
• Dana Lesperance, Assistant Director of Corrections Education, Community High School of Vermont
  
• Troy McAllister, Assistant Director of Corrections Education, Community High School of Vermont
  
• Wilhelmina Picard, Superintendent, Community High School of Vermont
  

2:30 PM

Vermont Adult Learning

• Frank Gerdeman, Integrated Support for Learning, Agency of Education
  
• Pixie Loomis, Executive Director, Vermont Adult Learning
  

3:00 PM

Education Report

Cost Per Pupil Analysis

• Brad James, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
  
• Nathan Lavery, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

3:30 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

14-10, 11, 12, 13

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

Windham County Electronic Monitoring Pilot Program

• Keith Clark, Sheriff, Windham County
  
• Nathan Lavery, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Max Schleuter, Executive Director, Crime Research Group
  

11:30 AM

Department of Corrections

Monthly Reports; programming issues and facilities analysis; report on security and safety concerns (Act 163); update on permitting offenders to earn back contact visits (Act 163); Offender Management System (OMS) database demonstration.

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

12:30 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM

Community High School of Vermont

• George Cross, Chair, Advisory Board, Community High School of Vermont
  
• Rebecca Holcombe, Secretary, Agency of Education
  
• Andy Pallito, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  

3:00 PM

Medication-Assisted Treatment Project Pilot Evaluaton

S.295

• Delores Burroughs-Biron, Health Services Director, Department of Corrections
  
• Tom Dalton, Director, Safe Recovery Program, HowardCenter
  

3:45 PM

Adjourn

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Monday, October 20, 2014

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

14-14, 15, 16, 17, 18

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

Groundwork for Act 195 (S.295)

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

11:45 AM

Assaults on Inmates in Out of State Facilities

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

1:00 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM

Restorative Justice Report

• Willa Farrell, Court Diversion Director, Vermont Court Diversion
  
• Derek Miodownik, , Department of Corrections
  
• 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

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

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

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Monday, November 17, 2014

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

14-19, 20, 21, 22,

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

Community High School of Vermont

• Tom Alderman, Director, Secondary and Adult Division, Agency of Education
  
• Brad James, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
  
• Troy McAllister, Assistant Director of Corrections Education, Community High School of Vermont
  
• Wilhelmina Picard, Superintendent, Community High School of Vermont
  

11:00 AM

Sex Offender Registry

• Keith Flynn, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
  
• Andy Pallito, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  
• Jeffrey Wallin, Director, Public Safety, Vermont Criminal Information Center
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Committee Discussion: Medication-Assisted Treatment Project Pilot Evaluation

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Andy Pallito, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  
• Monica Weeber, Director of Administrative Services, Department of Corrections
  

1:30 PM

DOC Monthly Reports

• Andy Pallito, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  
• Monica Weeber, Administrative Services Director, Department of Corrections
  

2:15 PM

Committee Discussion

2:45 PM

Public Comment

• Andy Pallito, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  
• Chuck Strona, Vergennes
  

3:15 PM

Adjourn

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Monday, December 1, 2014

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

14-23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

DOC Monthly Reports

• Larry Martineau, Casework Director, Department of Corrections
  
• Andy Pallito, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  
• Monica Weeber, Director of Administrative Services, Department of Corrections
  

11:00 AM

Sex Offender Registry

• Amy Davenport, Chief Administrative Judge, Judiciary
  
• Patricia Gabel, Court Administrator, Court Administrator's Office
  

11:50 AM

Assaults on Inmates in Out of State Facilities

• Seth Lipschutz , Supervising Attorney, Prisoners' Rights Office
  
• Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Office of the Defender General
  

12:30 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM

Restorative Justice Report

• Althea Lloyd, Integrated DV Docket Coordinator, Windham County
  
• David Suntag, Judge, Windham District Court
  

2:30 PM

Medication-Assisted Treatment Project Pilot Evaluation

• Kim Bushey, Program Services Director, Department of Corrections
  
• Barbara Cimaglio, Deputy Commissioner, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program, Dept. of Health
  
• Tom Dalton, Director, Safe Recovery Program, HowardCenter
  
• Trudee Ettlinger, Chief Nursing Officer, Department of Corrections
  
• Tony Folland, Clinical Services Manager, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program, Department of Health
  

3:30 PM

Draft Committee Report

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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