The Supreme Court of Vermont held that proceeding with sentencing without a previously ordered psychosexual evaluation that would take into account a young person’s disability constituted plain error, warranting vacatur and resentencing. The Court stated in relevant part: The absence of the psychosexual evaluation affected defendant’s right to have his sentence be based on accurate…
This guide was developed by the Gault Center New England Region and offers key insights on sex offense registration requirements for youth based on the practice and experience of youth defense practitioners in New England states.
On October 22, 2019, the DOJ filed a Statement of Interest in a federal conditions lawsuit, filed on behalf of children with disabilities confined at the Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center in Vermont. The DOJ highlighted language included in the federal First Step Act, 18 U.S.C. § 5043(b)(1) reiterating that juvenile isolation principles “explicitly prohibits the…
