02-11-2026 Committee on Housing, Transportation & Telecommunications

Committee on Housing, Transportation, Infrastructure and Telecommunications, Legislature of the U.S. Virgin Islands · February 11, 2026

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Bureau of Corrections testimony: reentry, homelessness and gaps

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Director (identified in transcript as the Bureau of Corrections director) told the committee reentry planning screens individuals for mental health/substance use and coordinates referrals but lacks statutory authority, dedicated transitional housing, and consistent funding; called every release a public-safety decision and requested statutory authority, recurring funding, pre-release benefits enrollment and formalized interagency data sharing.

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A Senate committee hearing on homelessness, housing finance, redevelopment and public-housing operations for the U.S. Virgin Islands. Agency directors, nonprofit leaders, developers and housing authority officials testified about service gaps, federal grants and major redevelopment projects; the committee voted on a proposed property conveyance in lieu of taxes.

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