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Joint Justice Oversight urges fixing victim-notification system before expanding earned time
Summary
The committee recommends against expanding earned time to parolees or including educational credits now, and urges an overhaul of the Department of Corrections’ victim-notification system so survivors receive case-specific, trauma-informed notices and clear enrollment procedures.
The Joint Justice Oversight Committee on Nov. 21 recommended that Vermont not expand the Department of Corrections’ earned-time program to parolees or add educational credits as another pathway to sentence reduction until the state fixes persistent problems with its victim-notification system.
Ben Novogratzky of the Office of Legislative Counsel presented a draft letter summarizing the committee’s findings under Act 159 and the group’s conclusion that, "the earned time program should not expand to include parolees at this time," and that educational credits should not be added as a sentencing reduction pathway. The draft asks standing committees to review which entities — DOC,…
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