Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 13 - AGENCY OF HUMAN SERVICES › Sub-Agency 130 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Chapter 026 - GRANTING REINTEGRATION FURLOUGH › Section 13 130 026 - GRANTING REINTEGRATION FURLOUGH

Current through June, 2024
Section 1 Authority
28 V.S.A. Chapter 11, § 808c, Reintegration Furlough:
				  Act 63 of 2005, House Bill 792 of 2010, and Act 41 of the 2011 legislative
				  session.
By law, inmates sentenced to incarceration may be furloughed
				  to the community on reintegration furlough in one of the following
				  manners:
A. Any inmate sentenced to
				incarceration may be furloughed for up to 180 days prior to completion of their
				minimum sentence. Inmates who are sentenced to a minimum term of fewer than 365
				days must serve at least one-half of their minimum term on incarceration.
OR
B.
				Those inmates sentenced to less than 365 days to an "eligible misdemeanor" as
				defined in
				28
				VSA §
											808d, and who pose a low risk to
				public safety or victim safety, may be furloughed anytime during their
				sentence. For purposes of 28 V.S.A. §§ 808a-808c, "eligible
				misdemeanor" means a misdemeanor crime that is not one of the following crimes:
-- Cruelty to animals involving death or torture as defined
				  in
				  13 V.S.A. §
												352(1) and (2);
-- Simple assault as defined in
				  13 V.S.A. §
												1023(a)(1);
-- Simple assault with a deadly weapon as defined in
				  13 V.S.A. §
												1023(a)(2);
-- Simple assault of a law enforcement officer, firefighter,
				  emergency medical personnel member, or health care worker while he or she is
				  performing a lawful duty as defined in
				  13 V.S.A. §
												1023(a)(1);
-- Reckless endangerment as defined in
				  13 V.S.A. §
												1025;
-- Simple assault of a correctional officer as defined in
				  13
				  V.S.A. §
												1028a(a)(1);
-- Simple assault of a correctional officer as defined in
				  13
				  V.S.A. §
												1028a(b);
-- Violation of an abuse prevention order, first offense, as
				  defined in
				  13
				  V.S.A. §
												1030;
-- Stalking as defined in
				  13 V.S.A. §
												1062;
-- Domestic assault as defined in
				  13 V.S.A. §
												1042;
-- Cruelty to children over 10 years of age by one over 16
				  years of age as defined in
				  13 V.S.A. §
												1304;
-- Cruelty by a person having custody of another as defined
				  in
				  13 V.S.A.
				  §
												1305;
-- Abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a vulnerable adult as
				  provided in 13 V.S.A. §§ 1376-1381;
-- Hate-motivated crime as defined in
				  13 V.S.A. §
												1455 or burning of a cross or other religious
				  symbol as defined in
				  13 V.S.A.
				  §
												1456;
-- Voyeurism as defined in
				  13 V.S.A. §
												2605;
-- Prohibited acts as defined in
				  13 V.S.A. §
												2632;
-- Obscenity as defined in chapter 63 of Title 13;
-- Possession of child pornography as defined in
				  13 V.S.A. §
												2827;
-- Possession of a dangerous or deadly weapon in a school bus
				  or school building as defined in
				  13
				  V.S.A. §
												4004(a);
-- Possession of a dangerous or deadly weapon on school
				  property with intent to injure as defined in
				  13
				  V.S.A. §
												4004(b);
-- Possession of a firearm in court as defined in
				  13 V.S.A. §
												4016(b)(1);
-- Possession of a dangerous or deadly weapon in court as
				  defined in
				  13 V.S.A. §
												4016(b)(2);
-- Failure to comply with the sex offender registry as
				  defined in
				  13 V.S.A. §
												5409;
-- Careless or negligent operation of a motor vehicle
				  resulting in serious bodily injury or death as defined in
				  23
				  V.S.A. §
												1091(b);
-- Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, second
				  offense, as defined in
				  23
				  V.S.A. §§
												1201 and
				  1210(c);
-- Boating under the influence of alcohol or drugs, second
				  offense, as defined in
				  23 V.S.A.
				  §
												3323.
The purpose of this furlough option is to assist in the
				  preparation of inmates for successful re-entry into the community.
The law also indicates that those inmates who meet the
				  eligibility as set forth in Act 63 of the 2005 legislative session, may earn,
				  at the discretion of the Department, an additional five (5) days award per
				  month toward a reintegration furlough for each month that they comply with
				  their case plan and obey all rules and regulations of the
				  facility.