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Previous Meetings - Full Report

Summary Report

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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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