Vermont
Contact Information
Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform (VCJR) is a non-profit educational and advocacy organization established in 2013. By means of community organizing, political education, leadership development, media work, coalition-building, and legislative advocacy, VCJR highlights specific and general issues--hyper-incarceration of poor people, racial disparities, shipping men out of state to for-profit prisons, issues with probation and parole, juvenile justice and more.
Phone: 802-503-0601
Website: https://www.vcjr.org/
Twitter: @v4cjr
Legislation
Bill Number: S 232
Type of Reform
Raise the Age Reform - Legislation to implement Raise the Age to 19 in 2020 and then to 20 in 2022.
Year: 2020
Bill Number: S 133
Type of Reform
Transfer Reform - Provided that youth who are traditionally statutorily excluded from juvenile court for twelve serious felonies may instead have their case filed directly in Family Court as youthful offenders by a prosecutor.
Year: 2019
Bill Number: S 234
Type of Reform
Transfer Reform - Created an opportunity for a reverse waiver for youth charged with specific serious offenses.
Year: 2018
Bill Number: S 23
Type of Reform
Raise the Age Reform - Extended the definition of a child for purposes of juvenile judicial proceedings to include individuals under the age of 22. Extended youthful offender protections to individuals under the age of 22.
Year: 2018
Bill Number: H 95
Type of Reform
Direct File Reform – Ended prosecutorial direct file.
Year: 2016