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28 V.S.A. § 551
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 28 - Public Institutions and Corrections|Chapter 7 - Parole|§ 551. Issuance of warrant; arrest without a warrant; confinement pending hearing; authority of correctional officers and law enforcement officers

§ 551. Issuance of warrant; arrest without a warrant; confinement pending hearing; authority of correctional officers and law enforcement officers|(a) Parole Board warrant. The Board may issue a warrant for the arrest of a parolee, or may issue an order, to be served personally upon the parolee, requiring him or her to appear before the Board, if the Board has reason to believe that a violation of parole has occurred. The warrant shall authorize any law enforcement officers and any correctional officers to return the person to the custody of a correctional facility.(b) Fugitive from justice. A parolee for whose return a warrant has been issued by the Board, if it is found that a warrant cannot be served, shall be considered to be a fugitive from justice or to have fled from justice.(c) Arrest of person on parole. Any correctional officer designated by the Commissioner may arrest a parolee without a warrant if, in the judgment of the correctional officer, the person has violated a condition of his or her parole; or may deputize any other law enforcement officer to do so by giving him or her a written statement setting forth that the parolee has, in the judgment of the correctional officer, violated a condition or conditions of his or her parole. The written statement delivered with the person by the arresting officer to the supervising officer of the correctional facility to which the person is brought for detention shall be sufficient warrant for detaining him or her.(d) No right of action. Any parolee arrested and detained in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall have no right of action against any law enforcement officer, correctional officer, employee of the Department of Corrections, or any other persons because of such arrest and detention.(e) Detention pending hearing for parolee. Pending a hearing on the merits upon any charge of violation, the parolee shall continue to be detained at a correctional facility. The Parole Board may authorize the parolee's release from detention in accordance with the procedures set forth in 13 V.S.A. § 7554. For the purposes of this section, judicial officer, as defined in 13 V.S.A. § 7554(f), shall include the Chair of the Parole Board or his or her designee. There shall be no right to bail or release. (Added 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 20; amended 1973, No. 205 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1997, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 89, eff. April 29, 1998; 1997, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
28 V.S.A. § 551a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 28 - Public Institutions and Corrections|Chapter 7 - Parole|§ 551a. Law enforcement powers of correctional officers; training requirements

§ 551a. Law enforcement powers of correctional officers; training requirements|(a) The Commissioner of Corrections shall establish training requirements necessary for a correctional officer to be authorized to exercise the power to arrest a person on probation under section 301 of this title, to arrest a person serving supervised community sentence under section 363 of this title, or to arrest a person on parole under section 551 of this title. The required training shall include training in search and seizure, criminal law, authority to arrest, use of force, reporting and record keeping, and liability for actions and conduct.(b) The Commissioner may also authorize and designate any correctional officer as defined in subdivision 3(10) of this title to become certified by the Vermont Criminal Justice Council as a law enforcement officer pursuant to the provisions of 20 V.S.A. chapter 151. The Commissioner and the Executive Director of the Vermont Criminal Justice Council shall develop curriculum subject to the approval of the Council. The Commissioner by Department policy may prescribe the use of those law enforcement powers consistent with the official duties and job descriptions of the correctional officer, and may direct that the correctional officer not carry any weapon while on duty. Any person hereby certified shall be sworn by the Commissioner. (Added 1997, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; amended 2013, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 21, eff. July 1, 2015.)
28 V.S.A. § 552
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 28 - Public Institutions and Corrections|Chapter 7 - Parole|§ 552. Notification of Board; hearing

§ 552. Notification of Board; hearing|(a) Upon the arrest and detention of a parolee, the parole officer shall notify the Board immediately and shall submit in writing a report describing the alleged violation of a condition or conditions of the inmate's parole.(b) Upon receipt of the notification, or upon an arrest by warrant in accordance with the provisions of section 551 of this title, the Board shall cause the inmate together with a parole officer to be brought before it promptly for a hearing regarding the alleged violation. Parole officers may be represented by legal counsel, which shall be provided by the appropriate State's Attorney or the Attorney General upon request, at hearings of the Parole Board.  (1) The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with such rules and regulations as the Board may adopt. (2) If the alleged violation is established by substantial evidence, the Board may continue or revoke the parole, or enter such other order as it determines to be necessary or desirable.   (c) In the event of the withdrawal of any warrant by the authority of the Board, or in the event that the Board at the hearing on the alleged violation finds that the parolee did not violate any condition of his or her parole, or the law, the parolee shall be credited with any time lost by the interruption of the running of his or her sentence. (Added 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 20.)
28 V.S.A. § 553
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 28 - Public Institutions and Corrections|Chapter 7 - Parole|§ 553. Ineligibility for future parole

§ 553. Ineligibility for future parole|An inmate who has been re-confined following parole may be reparoled by the Board. No person having been found guilty of more than two violations of parole by the commission of any offense whose maximum term of imprisonment is more than two years or life or that may be punished by death shall be eligible for future parole during the balance of his or her original sentence. (Added 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 20; amended 1973, No. 109, § 11, eff. May 25, 1973.)
28 V.S.A. § 554
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 28 - Public Institutions and Corrections|Chapter 7 - Parole|§ 554. Service of term for additional crime

§ 554. Service of term for additional crime|The Board may permit any parolee who commits a crime while on parole and who is convicted and sentenced therefor to serve the sentence concurrently with the term under which he or she is paroled. (Added 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 20.)
28 V.S.A. § 601
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 28 - Public Institutions and Corrections|Chapter 9 - Administration of the Correctional Facilities|§ 601. Powers and responsibilities of the supervising officer of each correctional facility

§ 601. Powers and responsibilities of the supervising officer of each correctional facility|The supervising officer of each facility shall be responsible for the efficient and humane maintenance and operation and for the security of the facility, subject to the supervisory authority conferred by law upon the Commissioner. Each supervising officer is charged with the following powers and responsibilities:  (1) To receive, retain in confinement, and to release, in accordance with law, inmates duly committed to the Department and transferred to the facility, or duly committed to the facility. (2) To enforce the provisions of law and the regulations of the Department for the administration of the facility, the government of its officers, and the treatment, training, employment, care, discipline, and custody of the inmates. (3) To take proper measures to protect the safety of the inmates and personnel of the facility. (4) To take proper measures to prevent the escape of inmates and to effect their recapture. (5) To maintain and improve the buildings, grounds, and appurtenances of the facility. (6) To make recommendations concerning the appointment of professional, technical, skilled, and other subordinate officers and employees for the facility. (7) To establish and administer rules, including rules for the operation of the facility, consistent with the provisions of this title and the general policies and regulations of the Department. (8) To give reasonable notice of promulgated rules and regulations to inmates confined at the facility. (9) To maintain and preserve records on the management and operation of the facility, including records concerning any industries and wage funds of inmates, and to report thereon to the Commissioner at such times as the Commissioner may require. (10) To establish and maintain, in accordance with such rules and regulations as are established by the Commissioner, records for each inmate. (Added 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 20; amended 2009, No. 58, § 20; 2015, No. 137 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. May 25, 2016.)
28 V.S.A. § 701
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 28 - Public Institutions and Corrections|Chapter 11 - Supervision of Adult Inmates at the Correctional Facilities|§ 701. Commitment to the custody of the Commissioner

§ 701. Commitment to the custody of the Commissioner|(a) When a person is convicted of an offense and the court commits him or her to a term of imprisonment, the commitment shall be to the custody of the Commissioner.(b) The Commissioner shall have the authority to designate the place of confinement where the sentence shall be served.(c) Whenever in this title or in any other law reference is made to the sentencing or confinement of inmates to any correctional facility under authority of the Department, such reference shall be construed to mean sentencing or confinement to the custody of the Commissioner rather than to any particular facility of the Department.(d) The sentence of imprisonment of any person convicted of an offense shall commence to run from the date on which such person is received at a correctional facility. If any such person shall be committed to a jail or other place of detention to await transportation to the place in which his or her sentence is to be served, his or her sentence shall commence to run from the date on which he or she is received at such jail or other place of detention. (Added 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 20.)
28 V.S.A. § 701a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 28 - Public Institutions and Corrections|Chapter 11 - Supervision of Adult Inmates at the Correctional Facilities|§ 701a. Segregation of inmates with a serious functional impairment

§ 701a. Segregation of inmates with a serious functional impairment|(a) The Commissioner shall adopt rules pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 25 regarding the classification, treatment, and segregation of an inmate with a serious functional impairment as defined and identified under subchapter 6 of this chapter; provided that the length of stay in segregation for an inmate with a serious functional impairment:  (1) shall not exceed 15 days if the inmate is segregated for disciplinary reasons; (2) shall not exceed 30 days if the inmate requested the segregation, except that the inmate may remain segregated for successive 30-day periods following assessment by a qualified mental health professional and approval of a physician for each extension; and (3) shall not exceed 30 days if the inmate is segregated for any reason other than the reasons set forth in subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection, except that the inmate may remain segregated for successive 30-day periods following a due process hearing for each extension, which shall include assessment by a qualified mental health professional and approval of a physician.   (b) As used in this section, "segregation" shall have the same meaning as in subdivision 3(12) of this title.(c) On or before the 15th day of each month, the Department's Health Services Director shall provide to the Joint Legislative Justice Oversight Committee a report that, while protecting inmate confidentiality, lists each inmate who was in segregation during the preceding month by a unique indicator and identifies the reason the inmate was placed in segregation, the length of the inmate's stay in segregation, and whether the inmate has a serious functional impairment. The report shall also indicate any incident of self harm or attempted suicide by inmates in segregation. The Department shall ensure that a copy of the report is forwarded on a monthly basis to the Vermont Defender General and to the entity designated as Vermont's protection and advocacy system. At the request of the Committee, the Director shall also provide information about the nature of the functional impairments of inmates placed in segregation or services provided to these inmates. In addition, at least annually, the Department shall provide a report on all inmates placed in segregation who were receiving mental health services. (Added 1995, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 48, eff. May 22, 1996; amended 2001, No. 61, § 82, eff. June 16, 2001; 2005, No. 177 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2009, No. 26, § 1; 2017, No. 78, § 4; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 284.)
28 V.S.A. § 701b
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 28 - Public Institutions and Corrections|Chapter 11 - Supervision of Adult Inmates at the Correctional Facilities|§ 701b. Classification of persons or defendants

§ 701b. Classification of persons or defendants|(a) When a defendant or person in a civil or criminal action is sentenced to the custody of the Commissioner or committed to the Commissioner's custody pending a prosecution on a misdemeanor charge or for sentencing, the Commissioner or the Commissioner's designee shall within five days of sentencing or commitment, excluding weekends and holidays, classify the person to determine whether he or she shall be incarcerated, held at a community work camp, or furloughed. Failure to classify within the five-day period shall not create a private right of action against the State, its political subdivisions, or its employees.(b) Notwithstanding 13 V.S.A. § 7554, the Commissioner may place on furlough under provisions of section 808 of this title, a misdemeanor defendant when the Commissioner, based upon a completed classification, has determined that the defendant is likely to appear in court as directed. If the Commissioner places such a defendant on furlough, the Commissioner shall impose not only the conditions of release initially ordered by the judicial officer, but also such additional terms or conditions deemed necessary to ensure that the defendant will appear in court. The Commissioner shall supervise compliance with all such conditions imposed. (Added 1995, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 49, eff. May 22, 1996; 2009, No. 33, § 50.)
28 V.S.A. § 702
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 28 - Public Institutions and Corrections|Chapter 11 - Supervision of Adult Inmates at the Correctional Facilities|§ 702. Transfer between facilities of the Department

§ 702. Transfer between facilities of the Department|(a) The Commissioner may transfer any inmate committed to his or her custody between any of the correctional facilities except that the Commissioner shall not have the authority to transfer a child, as defined in this title, to any facility except in accordance with 33 V.S.A. § 5293.(b) The Commissioner shall have the authority to transfer a person under arrest and charged with any offense, or convicted but not yet sentenced, from the correctional facility at which the person is detained to any other facility if the Commissioner determines that the person cannot be kept properly or safely at the correctional facility at which he or she is detained. If the Commissioner determines that such person has manifested a mental illness requiring treatment, the Commissioner shall have the authority to initiate transfer proceedings pursuant to section 703 of this title. (Added 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 20; amended 1987, No. 182 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 2013, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 131, eff. May 20, 2014.)
28 V.S.A. § 703
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 28 - Public Institutions and Corrections|Chapter 11 - Supervision of Adult Inmates at the Correctional Facilities|§ 703. Transfer to the Department of Mental Health

§ 703. Transfer to the Department of Mental Health|(a) If it becomes necessary to transfer a person who is under the supervision of the Department of Mental Health, the transfer shall be accomplished in accordance with the provisions of part 8 of Title 18.(b) When a person is so transferred, he or she shall be subject to the supervision of the Commissioner of Mental Health except that the time during which the person is in the custody of the Commissioner of Mental Health shall be computed as part of the term for which he or she was sentenced. He or she shall continue to be eligible for good behavior reductions pursuant to section 811 of this title, and he or she shall continue to be eligible for parole pursuant to chapter 7 of this title. (Added 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 20; amended 1989, No. 187 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1995, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2007, No. 15, § 22.)
28 V.S.A. § 704
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 28 - Public Institutions and Corrections|Chapter 11 - Supervision of Adult Inmates at the Correctional Facilities|§ 704. Disposition when person recovers

§ 704. Disposition when person recovers|When the Commissioner of Mental Health determines that a person whose sentence has not expired no longer requires to be under the supervision of the Department of Mental Health, the Commissioner shall return the person to the custody of the Commissioner in accordance with 18 V.S.A. chapter 189. (Added 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 20; amended 1989, No. 187 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1995, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2007, No. 15, § 22.)
28 V.S.A. § 705
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 28 - Public Institutions and Corrections|Chapter 11 - Supervision of Adult Inmates at the Correctional Facilities|§ 705. Hospitalization upon expiration of sentence

§ 705. Hospitalization upon expiration of sentence|If it is determined by the Commissioner of Mental Health that a person who has been transferred by the Commissioner to the Department of Mental Health is in need of further care and treatment after the expiration of his or her maximum sentence, the Commissioner of Mental Health shall petition the Criminal Division of the Superior Court for recommitment of the inmate to the custody of the Commissioner of Mental Health. This action by the Commissioner of Mental Health shall be initiated before the expiration of the maximum sentence. (Added 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 20; amended 1973, No. 48, § 4; 1977, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 1989, No. 187 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1995, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2007, No. 15, § 22; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238.)
28 V.S.A. § 706
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 28 - Public Institutions and Corrections|Chapter 11 - Supervision of Adult Inmates at the Correctional Facilities|§ 706. Transfer to federal correctional facility

§ 706. Transfer to federal correctional facility|(a) The Commissioner may enter into and execute a contract or contracts with the United States for the transfer of any inmate from any facility to a federal correctional facility when, in his or her opinion, the inmate needs particular treatment or special facilities available at the federal correctional facility; or, all in-state treatment and rehabilitative programs available for the inmate have been considered and found unsuitable; or, all in-state security and custody alternatives for the inmate have been considered and found unsuitable; or, the inmate voluntarily requests transfer.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an inmate transferred to a federal correctional facility shall, unless otherwise agreed in a contract or contracts, be subject to the same law, rules, regulations, and procedures applicable to inmates committed for violations of laws of the United States, not inconsistent with the sentence imposed. Such laws, rules, regulations, and procedures applicable to Vermont prisoners confined outside Vermont may include matters of discipline, classification, segregation, visiting, mail, clothing or dress, use of telephones, personal property, employment, work release, furlough, and transfer. (Added 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 20; amended 1975, No. 21, § 1, eff. March 31, 1975.)
28 V.S.A. § 707
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 28 - Public Institutions and Corrections|Chapter 11 - Supervision of Adult Inmates at the Correctional Facilities|§ 707. Confinement of persons convicted by U.S. courts

§ 707. Confinement of persons convicted by U.S. courts|(a) The Department shall have the authority, on such terms and conditions as it may prescribe, to receive into custody any person ordered detained or convicted by any court of the United States. Any person against whom such sentence is rendered, while he or she is confined at any such facility, shall be subject to the same rules and discipline to which other inmates are subjected.(b) All payments received from the United States for the confinement of such persons referred to in subsection (a) of this section shall be made to the State Treasurer. (Added 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 20; amended 1973, No. 205 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
28 V.S.A. § 708
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 28 - Public Institutions and Corrections|Chapter 11 - Supervision of Adult Inmates at the Correctional Facilities|§ 708. Discharge

§ 708. Discharge|(a) An inmate shall be released from confinement at the expiration of his or her term of sentence less the time deducted for good behavior.(b) When an inmate is released from a correctional facility, either on parole or upon final discharge from the custody of the Commissioner, he or she shall be returned any personal possessions taken from him or her upon his or her commitment, and he or she may be furnished with transportation to the place where he or she will reside, any earnings set aside for him or her in a wage fund or other program or fund and any additional sum of money as may be prescribed by the Commissioner to enable the inmate to meet his or her immediate needs.(c) If an inmate's release date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, the inmate may be released at the discretion of the supervising officer on the next preceding day that is not a legal holiday or a weekend. (Added 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 20; amended 1979, No. 99 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
28 V.S.A. § 710
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 28 - Public Institutions and Corrections|Chapter 11 - Supervision of Adult Inmates at the Correctional Facilities|§ 710. Approval of residence

§ 710. Approval of residence|(a) Before approving a residence for a sex offender who is being released from confinement or whom the court has released on a probationary sentence or an alternative sentence under community supervision by the Department, the Commissioner or the Commissioner's designee shall give careful consideration to the proximity of the residence to any risk group associated with the offender.(b) For purposes of this section, "sex offender" shall have the same meaning as in 13 V.S.A. § 5401(10)(B). (Added 2005, No. 192 (Adj. Sess.), § 30, eff. May 26, 2006.)