Legislative Briefing Resources

Thank you so much for attending the briefing! This page includes all the resources we mentioned during the presentation, along with the slide deck and a recording of the session. Please feel free to email us at vtharmreductionadvocates@gmail.com if you have any questions. Thank you!

War On Drugs

• H.856 & S.284

• VHRA Legislative Agenda Handout

• Vermont Statute with listed penalties

• Vermont DOC Costs of Incarceration

• Council of State Governments (CSG) analysis of Vermont prosecutions and court outcomes

• ACLU VT Press Release onon Racial Disparities in Vermont Prosecutions

• Sentencing Commission Report pursuant to Act 142 (2018)

• H.505 2022
  H.505 Veto Statement by Phil Scott 2022

• The National Inventory of Collateral Consequences of Conviction Vermont snapshot of employment-related collateral consequences

• 13 V.S.A. § 1 Language

• S.12 2025 Sealing Bill

• HUD Regulation allows (and sometimes requires) denial for: Certain drug-related criminal

• 2025 Study on seeking house for those will criminal Convictions

• Vermont Public Article on Lawsuit against WellPath

• NY Times: Sick Detainees Describe Poor Care at Facilities Run by ICE Contractor