60 candidates sign Smart Justice Pledge, promising to invest in people and communities—not prisons

Department of Health violated public records and open meeting laws, undermining the work of Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee 

Gregory Bombard’s First Amendment rights were violated after an unnecessary traffic stop and retaliatory arrest in 2018 

Taken together, H.72 and H.645 represent effective and humane responses to the complex challenges facing Vermont communities. The punitive approaches of the past have failed us for too long, and we are grateful to the lawmakers who worked to pass this essential legislation.

Although the House successfully overrode the governor's veto, it failed in the Senate by one vote. Senators may return on 6/18 to vote again, as one senator expressed intentions to reconsider their "no" vote.

Violation of state public records law another example of county sheriffs evading accountability.

This bill would use opioid settlement funds to create Vermont’s first overdose prevention center (OPC).

This bill makes it easier to incarcerate people by increasing penalties for low-level thefts. 

This legislation will further criminalize drug-related offenses and charge more juveniles as adults.