Lawmakers May Roll Back Program That Credits Inmates for 'Good Time'
Jeb Wallace-Brodeur File: Sen. Dick Sears (D-Bennington) When JoAnn and Ned Winterbottom gave their blessing to a 2007 plea agreement involving Gerald Montgomery, they did so believing it would send him to prison for at least the next 43 years. So they were distraught to learn last year that the man who kidnapped, raped and killed their daughter is eligible for a new program that allows prisoners to shave years off their minimum sentence so long as they behave...
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