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Parole board director urges more staff, better data tools and training
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Mary Jane Ainsworth told the House Corrections and Institutions Committee the parole board relies on spreadsheets and limited staff for hearings and analysis and recommended at least one additional administrative/data position plus increased training for volunteer board members.
MONTPELIER — Mary Jane Ainsworth, director of the Vermont Parole Board, told the House Corrections and Institutions Committee on Jan. 15 that the board conducts much of its recordkeeping and analysis in Excel and lacks a dedicated data system, making routine data requests time consuming.
“We do not have a data system, so we track everything by Excel spreadsheets,” Ainsworth said, apologizing for staggered handouts and saying manual processing required extra time to…
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