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Committee reviews DOC 'earned time' rules; seeks recommendation at next meeting
Summary
Legislative counsel outlined Vermont’s earned (good) time policy—up to seven days per month for eligible incarcerated people for good behavior—and the committee set a follow‑up to decide how DOC applies earned time to specific custody statuses and notification rules.
The Justice Oversight Committee reviewed earned‑time ("good time") rules late in its September 18 session and asked the Department of Corrections and Legislative Council to prepare details ahead of a planned recommendation at the panel’s next meeting.
Ben Novogratzky of Legislative Council explained the statutory and rule framework: eligible incarcerated people can earn up to seven days per month from their minimum or maximum sentences for good behavior, provided they…
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