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12 Jan 2009, 2:50 am
Probation Decisions Guided By Revocation Rates
--Speedy Trial Test From Vermont Reaches Supreme Court
Guns, Corrections Among Top State Legislative Issues
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Guns and corrections are two of the top 10 issues
expected to be debated in state legislatures this year,
says Governing magazine. [read post]
25 Nov 2008, 5:27 pm
This came after a state Department of Corrections parole officer recommended it in 2004.When Jacques' past came to light, it drew outrage from parents, politicians and others who were puzzled at how a man with such a history could be released.Vermont Gov. [read post]
13 Nov 2008, 4:47 am
Vermont is one of only four states in the country that permits such depositions, and prosecutors have long called for an end to the practice. [read post]
23 Oct 2008, 6:51 pm
Currently, only California, Illinois, and Vermont have enacted state laws restricting the practice of shackling pregnant women. [read post]
19 Oct 2008, 5:55 pm
Colorado, Vermont, Michigan, Iowa have all seen outbreaks in the last few days. [read post]
10 Sep 2008, 3:24 pm
-The Legislature says: Vermont's Department of Public Safety within which is the State PoliceIn Vermont, Parole officers from the Department of Corrections are supposed to keep track of sex offenders. [read post]
19 Aug 2008, 11:41 am
Was the Vermont legislator correct to be so upset? [read post]
5 Aug 2008, 3:34 am
8-5-2008 Vermont:BRANDON -- With Vermont still reeling from the killing of 12-year-old Brooke Bennett in Randolph last month, the Brandon Police Department next Tuesday will host a community forum on sex offenders, state statute, and the state Department of Corrections (DOC) sex offender registry. [read post]
29 Jul 2008, 5:38 pm
Vermont currently has essentially a two-tiered program for weighing the risks convicted sex offenders are expected to pose when they are released from supervision by the Department of Corrections: "high-risk" and regular offenders, Englert said. [read post]
25 Jul 2008, 10:48 pm
And the Vermont Corrections Department says its programs have become a model for other states because they are so successful. [read post]
21 Jul 2008, 7:19 pm
But they've also scheduled hearings by the Senate Judicicary Committee to examine why the corrections department recommended that Michael Jacques be released from probation seven years before his sentence was complete. [read post]
21 Jul 2008, 1:36 am
., and the next day state police issued an Amber Alert, Vermont's first. [read post]
20 Jul 2008, 7:38 am
Robert Hofmann, commissioner of the Vermont Department of Corrections, said it's impossible to accurately estimate the impact Jessica's Law or other mandatory minimum sentences would have on the prison system - or the cost to taxpayers. [read post]
16 Jul 2008, 9:29 am
"- Got to throw that out there for brownie points.The order stands at least until the Department of Corrections completes an overhaul of policies and procedures and investigation into a probation officer's recommendation 2004 that convicted sex offender Michael Jacques receive early release from probation requirements. [read post]
15 Jul 2008, 11:28 pm
Corrections commissioner Rob Hoffman says the answer is yes. [read post]
15 Jul 2008, 6:24 pm
I have demanded an overhaul of the department's policies and practices to ensure that no judge can irresponsibly use the misguided recommendation of a probation officer to release a repeat sex offender from probation.While that investigation is underway, and until a full report is issued by the Department, I have ordered that under no circumstances will a probation or parole officer or any other individual, department or agency support the early release of any sex… [read post]
20 Jun 2008, 3:37 am
Those with consecutive sentences were being forced to serve two-thirds or four years of each consecutive sentence.After losing those court challenges, Horner wrote a bill correcting that practice. [read post]
9 Jun 2008, 2:22 am
"The county, joined by the state Corrections Department, has appealed.Wes Kooistra, assistant commissioner of the Department of Human Services, which runs the MSOP, said the lack of releases "deserves public discussion. [read post]
8 Jun 2008, 12:28 am
The county, joined by the state Corrections Department, has appealed.Wes Kooistra, assistant commissioner of the Department of Human Services, which runs the MSOP, said the lack of releases "deserves public discussion. [read post]
14 Apr 2008, 7:27 am
Porter County Circuit Court Judge Mary Harper said the county, which had 565 admissions at its detention center in 2007, sent just seven juveniles to the Indiana Department of Correction last year. [read post]
