MONTPELIER Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont Governor Phil Scott Wednesday signed a major public safety bill, one of the few areas of consensus he shared with Democratic lawmakers this session.
S. 58 focuses on criminal justice reform and accountability.
It allows judges to include new considerations when releasing people on conditions and more tools for prosecutors to crack down on retail theft and drug trafficking.
Other changes would enhance supervision for people released on conditions
The bill also delays the “Raise the Age” law for one year, allowing prosecutors to charge juveniles as adults for violent crimes.