Violations of Conditions of Release

By Robin Joy

This research brief contains a preliminary analysis on the use of Conditions of Release in Vermont Criminal Division and charges of Violations of Conditions of Release if a violation of 13 V.S.A. 7559(e). The purpose of this brief is to inform stakeholders on the following questions: • Who gets conditions of release? • What are the conditions? • Who violates conditions of release? CRG invites inquiries and discussions as we move forward with our research. Several data sources were used in this analysis. The Adjudication Database maintained by CRG was used to answer questions about county use of conditions versus released on own recognizance. The Judiciary created a data set for CRG that gave information on what conditions were imposed on people from March 2021- March 2022. CRG acquired the criminal histories (rap sheets) of people in the data set the judiciary provided to understand more about violations, criminal pasts, and current cases of the people on conditions.

Montpelier VT: Crime Research Group, 2024. 7p.