Committee considers H628 to let judges order continued household payments and to include defendants under DOC supervision in RFAs The Judiciary committee reviewed H628, which would let judges order defendants to continue paying household bills for a fixed period and would treat people "under the supervision of the Department of Corrections" similarly to those "currently incarcerated" when qualifying for relief-from-abuse orders; survivor-advocates and prosecutors testified in support.

A new bill in Vermont could revolutionize protections for survivors of abuse by ensuring that even those under correctional supervision can access vital relief orders.

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