VT H0436

Department of Corrections must establish reentry facilities to house low-risk inmates and offenders transitioning back to the community, providing services including family support, housing assistance, mental health care, and vocational training

Placement in reentry facilities requires evidence-based risk and needs assessments; inmates in correctional facilities must be reassessed every 90 days, and all offenders must be assessed within 90 days before release

Courts may order reentry facility placement as a condition of pretrial release for defendants who do not pose significant flight risk or public safety concerns

Department must submit annual reports by July 1 detailing security level assignments with demographic data, numbers of inmates/offenders placed in reentry facilities, and transitional services provided

Effective date is July 1, 2030, with a preliminary report on facility development plans due to legislative committees by January 15, 2026