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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 28 Sec. 351

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Corrections. See
  • Department: means the Department of Corrections. See
  • facility: means any building, enclosure, space, or structure of or supported by the Department and used for the confinement of persons committed to the custody of the Commissioner, or for any other matter related to such confinement. See

§ 351. Definitions

As used in this chapter:

(1) “Supervised community sentence” means a form of imprisonment to be served outside the walls of a correctional facility, subject to the rules of the Commissioner and subject to revocation and incarceration pursuant to this chapter.

(2) “Alternative sentencing program” means a residential or nonresidential program operated by the Department or contracted with public or private agencies to provide any of a range of sanctions, treatment, or control functions, to include: half-way houses, day centers, community work programs, residential treatment centers, individual and group counseling, house arrest, electronic monitoring, and intensive supervision. (Added 1989, No. 291 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.)