2023-2024 Session
Change SessionJoint Legislative Justice Oversight Committee
Fomerly The Joint Legislative Corrections Oversight Committee
The Joint Legislative Justice Oversight Committee exercises oversight over the Department of Corrections and works with and provides assistance to other legislative committees on matters related to corrections policies.
Previous Meetings - Full Report
Summary ReportThursday, May 4, 2023
Meeting Details
- Hearing Type
- Standard
Meeting Record
- 12:15 PM
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Election of Officers and Committee Planning
- 1:00 PM
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Adjourn
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Meeting Details
- Hearing Type
- Standard
Meeting Record
- 10:00 AM
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Introductions
- 10:15 AM
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Update on Legislation from Session
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Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 11:00 AM
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Update on Dept of Corrections
Training, Recruiting, Fatalities and Work Crew
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Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
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Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
- 11:45 AM
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Lunch
- 12:45 PM
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Update on Dept of Corrections
Training, Recruiting,Fatalities and Work Crew
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Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
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Timothy Lueders-Dumont, Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
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Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
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Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
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Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
- 2:15 PM
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Update on Governor's Safety Enhancement and Violence Prevention Action Plan
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Dee Barbic, Director, Violence Prevention Task Force
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Kevin Blongy, Vermont Police Association
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Timothy Lueders-Dumont, Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
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Dee Barbic, Director, Violence Prevention Task Force
- 3:00 PM
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Adjourn
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Meeting Details
- Hearing Type
- Standard
Meeting Record
- 10:00 AM
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Health care in Vermont Prisons
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Timothy Burgess, , Impacted Former Detainee
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Jen Canfield, VermontJustJustice
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Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
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Jonathan Ellwell, VermontJustJustice
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Tiffany Harrington, Impacted Former Detainee
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Meg McCarthy, , VermontJustJustice
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Leslie Thorsen, Spokesperson, VermontJustJustice
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Timothy Burgess, , Impacted Former Detainee
- 11:45 AM
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Closing of Public Inebriation Programs
Impact on Doc Facilities
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Bob Bick, Executive Director, Howard Center
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Al Cormier, Chief of Operations, Department of Corrections
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Louis Dandurand, Medical Director of Emergency Medicine, Northwestern Medical Center
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Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
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Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Health
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Michael Hartman, Executive Director, Lamoille County Mental Health Services
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Jason Wetherby, Lieutenant, Saint Albans Police Department
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Bob Bick, Executive Director, Howard Center
- 12:30 PM
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Lunch
- 1:15 PM
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Competency Evaluations
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Karen Barber, General Counsel, Department of Mental Health
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Timothy Lueders-Dumont, Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
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Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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Stuart Schurr, General Counsel, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
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Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
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Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
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Karen Barber, General Counsel, Department of Mental Health
- 3:00 PM
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Adjourn
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Meeting Details
- Hearing Type
- Standard
Meeting Record
- 10:00 AM
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Health care in Vermont Prisons
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Kristin Calver, Financial Director, Department of Corrections
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Robyn Hodges, VP of Mental health, Wellpath
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Annie Ramniceanu, Mental Health Systems Director, Department of Corrections
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Kristin Calver, Financial Director, Department of Corrections
- 11:30 AM
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Update on the Community Violence Prevention Program
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Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Health
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Jennifer Morrison, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
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Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Health
- 12:00 PM
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Lunch
- 1:00 PM
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Competency Evaluations
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Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
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Thomas Powell , Licensed Psychologist-Doctorate, Vermont Forensic Assessment PLLC
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Simha Ravven, Chief Medical Officer, Howard Center
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Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
- 1:45 PM
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Committee Discussion
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Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 2:30 PM
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Adjourn
Thursday, October 26, 2023
Meeting Details
- Hearing Type
- Standard
Meeting Record
- 10:00 AM
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Status of DCF Report on Secure Placement Facility for Juveniles
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Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
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Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
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Chris Winters, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
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Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
- 11:00 AM
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Status of DCF Report on Secure Placement Facility for Juveniles
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Trissie Casanova, Chair of the Labor Management Committee, Department for Children and Families
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Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
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Trissie Casanova, Chair of the Labor Management Committee, Department for Children and Families
- 12:00 PM
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Lunch
- 1:00 PM
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Status of DCF Report on Secure Placement Facility for Juveniles
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Matthew Bernstein, Director, Office of Child, Youth and Family Advocate
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John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
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Lauren Higbee, Deputy Advocate, Office of Child, Youth and Family Advocate
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Shawn Loan, Lieutenant, Vermont State Police
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Matthew Bernstein, Director, Office of Child, Youth and Family Advocate
- 2:15 PM
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Update on RDAP's work and due date of Biennial Report
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Etan Nasreddin, Chair, RDAP
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Etan Nasreddin, Chair, RDAP
- 2:30 PM
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Committee Discussion
Recommendations to Legislature re:
Heath care in Prisons
Competency Evaluations
Juvenile Justice Issues-
Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Meeting Details
- Hearing Type
- Standard
Meeting Record
- 10:00 AM
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Review of Home Detention Program per Act 78
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Dale Crook, Director of Field Services, Department of Corrections
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Isaac Dayno, Executive Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Department of Corrections
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Timothy Lueders-Dumont, Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
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Ben Novogroski, Office of Legislative Counsel
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Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
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Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
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Dale Crook, Director of Field Services, Department of Corrections
- 11:30 AM
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Review of Home Detention Policy per Act 78
Committee Discussion
- 12:00 PM
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Lunch
- 1:00 PM
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H.222 - An act relating to reducing overdoses
Continuity of Treatment for Incarcerated People Reentering Community
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Tom Dalton, Executive Director, Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform
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Isaac Dayno, Executive Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Department of Corrections
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Andrea De La Bruere, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access
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Jess Kirby, Director of Client Services, Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform, Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee Member
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Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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Tom Dalton, Executive Director, Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform
- 2:00 PM
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Raise the Age and Big 12 Offenses
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Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 2:30 PM
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Juvenile Justice
Committee Discussion
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Meeting Details
- Hearing Type
- Standard
Meeting Record
- 10:00 AM
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H.222 - An act relating to reducing overdoses
Continuity of Treatment for Incarcerated People Reentering the Community
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Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
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Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Health
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Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
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Stephanie Ruckman, VP of Operations-MAT, Wellpath
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Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
- 11:30 AM
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Report on Community Violence Prevention Program
Per Act 23
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Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Health
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Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Health
- 12:00 PM
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Lunch
- 1:00 PM
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Update on RFP and Nov Report
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Chris Winters, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
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Chris Winters, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
- 1:30 PM
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Juvenile Offenders
Efforts to establish a secure facility and court decisions
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Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
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Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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Chris Winters, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
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Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
- 2:30 PM
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Committee Discussion
Home Detention Review Letter
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Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 2:45 PM
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Out of State Incarceration of Vermont Prisoners
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Timothy Burgess, Director, Citizens United for the Rehabilitation of Errants
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Al Cormier, Chief of Operations, Department of Corrections
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Stephen Finner, Racial Justice Group, Unitarian Church of Montpelier
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Kathy Fox, Professor, Liberal Arts in Prison Program, University of Vermont
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Rep. Barbara Rachelson, Sponsor of H.326, Chittenden 14
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Timothy Burgess, Director, Citizens United for the Rehabilitation of Errants
- 3:00 PM
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Adjourn