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Advocate tells Judiciary committee S.193 should restore victims bility to deliver in-person impact statements and support forensic facility
Summary
Jennifer Pullman, director of the Vermont Center for Crime Victim Services, told the Judiciary committee she supports S.193 and urged restoring victims' right to deliver statements in person, citing a 2024 Act 27 work group recommendation and evidence that victims value being heard.
Jennifer Pullman testified to the Judiciary committee in favor of S.193 and urged lawmakers to preserve and restore victims' ability to deliver in-person impact statements.
Pullman, who identified herself as director of the Vermont Center for Crime Victim Services, told the committee she supports the edits offered in a recent walk-through involving prosecutors, the Department of Corrections and the attorney general's office and that she placed the Act 27 work group report (2024) on the committee page for members to review. "The original version does not mention victims at all, so we really appreciate the language that they…
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