Bill > H0176

This bill requires the Vermont Department of Corrections to reinstitute its Field Based Community Restitution Program (also known as "work crew") by July 1, 2025, which was previously discontinued through a rescinding memorandum that canceled two older department policies. The bill allows the Department of Corrections to establish policies that limit the number of work crew days an offender can be assigned, specifically mandating that a single mittimus (a legal document ordering punishment) can include at least 20 days of work crew, and an offender can have up to at least 60 total work crew days outstanding across multiple mittimuses. The purpose appears to be restoring a community service program for offenders that was previously in place, with some flexibility for the Department to set reasonable limitations on the program's implementation. The bill will take effect immediately upon passage.

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https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.176