VT H0191

Prohibits Vermont from housing incarcerated individuals in private or for-profit correctional facilities, with a target implementation date of 2034; out-of-state placements only permitted at public or nonprofit facilities under interstate compacts or federal contracts

Bars the Commissioner of Corrections from negotiating new contracts with private/for-profit out-of-state facilities starting July 1, 2025, and requires termination or amendment of existing contracts by January 1, 2030

Prohibits the Department of Corrections from contracting with private or for-profit entities to operate facilities or provide rehabilitative, educational, or health care services

Requires the Department of Corrections to submit an implementation plan by November 15, 2025 detailing how to expand in-state capacity through restorative justice, diversion programs, and rehabilitative programming

Cites Vermont's detainee population increase from approximately 300 per day in 2020 to 500 per day in 2024, along with concerns about family visitation, legal access, and state oversight for out-of-state placements