Vermont Justice Reinvestment II Working Group
The Justice Reinvestment II Working Group was established by the Governor in Executive Order 03-19 in July 2019. Act 148 (SB 338), enacted in July 2020, expands the purview of the working group to oversee the implementation of Justice Reinvestment II policy changes and adds an additional member to the committee.
The Justice Reinvestment II Working Group will work with the Council of State Governments to conduct a review of programming, transitional services and population trends in Vermont’s correctional facilities. The review may include an evaluation of the women’s corrections population in Vermont and the programming and services to meet their needs, the detention population and barriers that exist to reducing the corrections population.
Working Group Members
| Paul L. Reiber | Chief Justice, Vermont Supreme Court (Chair, as established by EO 03-19) |
| Jim Baker | Interim Commissioner, Department of Corrections |
| John Campbell | Executive Director, Department of State’s Attorneys and Sheriffs |
| Xusana Davis | Executive Director, Racial Equity |
| Kelly Dougherty | Deputy Commissioner, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs, Department of Health |
| Alice Emmons | State Representative, Windsor-3-2 District |
| Patricia Gabel, Esq. | Court Administrator, Vermont Supreme Court |
| Maxine Grad | State Representative, Washington-7 District |
| Jaye Johnson | Legal Counsel, Governor’s Office |
| James “Duff” Lyall | Executive Director, ACLU of Vermont |
| Christopher Herrick | Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Safety |
| Alice Nitka | State Senator, Windsor District |
| David Scherr | Co-Chief of Community Justice Division, Attorney General’s Office |
| Dick Sears | State Senator, Bennington District |
| Kendal Smith | Director of Policy Development and Legislative Affairs, Governor’s Office |
| Sarah Squirrell | Commissioner, Department of Mental Health |
| Karen Tronsgard-Scott | Executive Director, Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence |
| Matthew Valerio | Defender General |
| MaryJane Ainsworth | Director, Parole Board |