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Oversight committee finalizes letter asking legislative leaders to review juvenile facility, DOC operations and staffing
Summary
The Joint Legislative Justice Oversight Committee reviewed a draft recommendation letter to Speaker Goinski and President Pro Tem Ruth asking standing committees to examine the juvenile facility timeline and zoning, correctional health care contracting, DOC broadband needs, superintendent coordination, and staffing/recruitment collaboration; the committee also reviewed a Justice Reinvestment II council recommendation to appropriate $490,952 and proposed sunsetting the council.
The Joint Legislative Justice Oversight Committee reviewed and refined a draft recommendation letter to Speaker Goinski and President Pro Tem Ruth asking that standing committees of jurisdiction take up several justice-related items ahead of the coming legislative session. Ben Novogratzky of the Office of Legislative Council read a letter that asks for committee attention to five areas: the construction timeline and zoning for the forthcoming juvenile facility; whether the Department of Vermont Health Access should operate correctional health care rather than contracting out; any appropriations needed to bring broadband to DOC facilities; requiring DOC central office to…
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