The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
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Subchapter
001A
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OFFENDER REINTEGRATION
(Cite as: 28 V.S.A. § 721)
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§ 721. Offender reintegration; State policy
The Department shall establish an offender reintegration process that requires offenders
to be held accountable to their victims and the community. This process shall provide
opportunities for victims of crime and other members of the community to participate
in reentry programs under section 2a of this title and to allow for victims and members of the communities to provide input to the Department
as provided for in subsection 104(a) of this title. Such input shall include the nature of the planned supervision, the offender’s work
and education needs, the potential impact to the victim(s) of the offender’s presence
in the community, and the opportunities to make use of the offender’s abilities within
the community. An offender who participates in the reintegration process provided
for in this subchapter may be placed in the community under the Department’s supervision
for the remainder of the sentence if the Department is satisfied that the offender
is demonstrating progress in his or her reentry programs and that the offender does
not present an unreasonable risk to his or her victims or to the community at large. (Added 2001, No. 61, § 89; amended 2001, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 170c, eff. June 16, 2002.)