Community justice centers warn of program cuts as DOC reshapes funding
Directors and staff from Vermont’s community justice centers told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Feb. 1 that planned changes to Department of Corrections (DOC) funding and an uncertain Attorney General’s Office funding request for precharge diversion could leave some centers without state support, even as the centers reported high program completion rates and low recidivism for participants.
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LEDE: Directors and staff from Vermont’s community justice centers told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Feb. 1 that planned changes to Department of Corrections (DOC) funding and an uncertain Attorney General’s Office funding request for precharge diversion could leave some centers without state support, even as the centers reported high program completion rates and low recidivism for participants.
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