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Lawmakers Hear Victims’ Accounts as Reforms Proposed to New Hampshire Restitution System
Summary
HB1576 would modernize how the Department of Corrections collects and disperses court‑ordered restitution. Victims, advocates and DOC officials described a system strained by staffing shortages and software failures that left roughly $1 million collected but not dispersed in 2025, according to the sponsor’s testimony.
Representative Kathleen Paquette introduced HB1576 to overhaul the Department of Corrections’ restitution administration, arguing the current system leaves victims uninformed and without payments they were owed. Paquette recounted her own experience as a victim who had trouble receiving restitution and said roughly $1 million collected in 2025 remains undispersed and more than 13,000 cases are active.
Victim‑advocate organizations — including the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic…
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