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Tag: Joint Legislative Justice Oversight Committee

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Posted inGovernment & Politics

After post-release transports scrapped, lawmakers consider how to handle rides to and from prison

by Ethan Weinstein September 9, 2025, 6:10 pmSeptember 9, 2025, 6:11 pm
A high brick wall topped with coiled barbed wire under a bright sunny sky.
Posted inGovernment & Politics

In heated meeting, lawmakers hear about working conditions at Vermont’s prisons

by Sarah Mearhoff September 18, 2024, 6:02 pmSeptember 18, 2024, 6:02 pm
Posted inPublic Safety

‘I’m not that person anymore’: Proposal seeks to expand eligibility to clear past crimes

by Alan J. Keays March 13, 2022, 7:58 amSeptember 12, 2024, 12:34 am
TJ Donovan
Posted inPublic Safety

Proposal nixes expungement, expands sealing of criminal records

by Alan J. Keays October 18, 2021, 8:09 amOctober 18, 2021, 9:16 pm
Man sits on porch with dog
Posted inPublic Safety

Corrections makes shift in transitional housing, catches lawmakers off guard

by Alan J. Keays May 24, 2021, 7:41 pmMay 24, 2021, 8:02 pm
Posted inPublic Safety

Prisons face staffing crisis

by Alan J. Keays November 13, 2020, 6:18 pmNovember 13, 2020, 6:18 pm
racial justice panel
Posted inPublic Safety

Report says Vermont needs bias report system, race data oversight

by Grace Elletson December 10, 2019, 7:20 pmNovember 18, 2024, 4:57 pm
Northwest State Correctional Facility
Posted inPublic Safety

Lawmakers go to prison to hear from guards, inmates on corrections conditions

by Alan J. Keays November 8, 2019, 8:48 pmOctober 24, 2024, 8:19 pm
Members of the Joint Legislative Justice Oversight Committee
Posted inPublic Safety

Lawmakers pitch revamp of insanity plea laws after high profile cases

by Xander Landen October 18, 2019, 6:22 pmOctober 19, 2019, 5:20 pm
Dick Sears
Posted inHealth

Vermont sees spike in stimulant abuse, prescriptions

by Xander Landen September 6, 2019, 7:22 pmOctober 17, 2023, 3:52 pm
Matthew Birmingham
Posted inPublic Safety

Should police announce all arrests? Panel hears public release debate

by Alan J. Keays September 2, 2019, 11:23 amSeptember 3, 2019, 5:36 am
Southern State Correctional Facility
Posted inPublic Safety

Report backs earned sentence reduction for prisoners, with further study

by Alan J. Keays December 2, 2018, 10:27 amOctober 24, 2024, 8:15 pm

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