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Panel hears request to let crime victims opt out of DOC notifications and to expand RFA remedies
Summary
Witnesses told the Senate Judiciary committee the Department of Corrections and survivors’ advocates want a Title 28 change to allow victims to opt out of certain automated notifications and proposed RFA changes to cover defendants under DOC supervision and, optionally, orders to continue household-bill payments.
Witnesses before the Senate Judiciary committee on April 23 urged lawmakers to add two victim-centered technical fixes to the miscellaneous judiciary bill.
Jennifer Pullman, director of the Vermont Center for Crime Victim Services, said a victim-notification task force recommended restoring a "menu" of options in the Vine automated-notification system so survivors can choose which alerts they receive. Pullman said the system previously allowed more tailored choices but moved to an all-or-nothing model; task-force members — including survivors, state police advocates and DOC staff — recommended…
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