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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 28 Sec. 4

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Department: means the Department of Corrections. See

§ 4. Standard measure of recidivism

The Department shall calculate the rate of recidivism based upon offenders who are sentenced to more than one year of incarceration who, after release from incarceration, return to prison within three years for a conviction for a new offense or a violation of supervision resulting, and the new incarceration sentence or time served on the violation is at least 90 days. (Added 2013, No. 41, § 1, eff. May 20, 2013.)