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SUMMARY:Committee on Homeland Security, Justice, and Public Safety
DESCRIPTION:The 36th Legislature’s Committee on Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety will meet on Thursday, July 16, 2026, at 9:30 A.M. in the Frits E. Lawaetz Conference Room on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands to consider the following official agenda.\nBLOCK I\nThe Committee on Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety will receive an update on the operations of the V.I. Bureau of Corrections to include but not limited to the following:\n• Status of the federal consent decree and payments made to the independent monitoring team.\n• Status on staffing (including recruitment and retention), staff safety, healthcare, sanitation and fire safety at all Bureau of Corrections facilities and at facilities where inmates are housed.\n• Status of all capital projects and capital improvement projects.\nInvited Testifier:\nHonorable Wynnie Testamark, Director, V.I. Bureau of Corrections\n \nBLOCK II\nThe Committee on Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety will receive an update on the operations of the V.I. Police Department to include but not limited to the following:\n• Status of Executive Order 547-2026.\n• Status of the territory-wide camera project.\n• An update on the most recent crime spree in the territory (robberies and homicides) inclusive of the department’s short-term approach for resolution.\n• An update on the department’s long-term crime prevention and/or reduction plan for the territory.\nInvited Testifier:\nHonorable Mario Brooks, Commissioner, V.I. Police Department\n \nBLOCK III\nBill No. 36-0301 ( https://billtracking.legvi.org/pdf/?file_name=RTpcaW5ldHB1Ylx3d3dyb290XEJpbGxUcmFja2luZzIwMnhCYWNrZW5kXEJpbGxUcmFja2luZ1BERlxCaWxsXDM2LTAzMDEucGRm ) An act amending title 14 Virgin Islands Code prohibiting incarcerated persons from possessing or using electronic communication or recording devices\nInvited Testifier:\nHonorable Wynnie Testamark, Director, V.I. Bureau of Corrections\nHonorable Mario Brooks, Commissioner, V.I. Police Department\nHonorable Gordon Rhea, Esq., Attorney General of the Virgin Islands\nBill No. 36-0231 ( https://billtracking.legvi.org/pdf/?file_name=RTpcaW5ldHB1Ylx3d3dyb290XEJpbGxUcmFja2luZzIwMnhCYWNrZW5kXEJpbGxUcmFja2luZ1BERlxCaWxsXDM2LTAyMzEucGRm ) An act amending title 5 Virgin Islands Code, subtitle 3, part III, chapter 401, by adding section 4507a to establish procedures for inmate transfers outside of the Virgin Islands.\nInvited Testifiers:\nHonorable Wynnie Testamark, Director, V.I. Bureau of Corrections\nHonorable Gordon Rhea, Esq., Attorney General of the Virgin Islands\nMr. Martial A. Webster, Sr., Esq., Owner, Law Offices of Martial A. Webster, Sr., P.C.\nMr. Jomo Meade, Esq., Chief Territorial Public Defender, Office of the Territorial Public Defender\nMr. Dennis Howell, Chairman, V.I. Parole Board\n \nBLOCK IV\nAn act amending title 5 Virgin Islands Code, subtitle 3, part I, chapter 305, subchapter I, section3561, subsection (a), by granting peace officer status to enforcement officers of the Virgin Islands Department of Sports, Parks, and Recreation.\nInvited Testifiers:\nHonorable Vincent L. Roberts, Commissioner, VI Department of Sports, Parks & Recreation\nHonorable Mario Brooks, Commissioner, VI Police Department\nBill No. 36-0303 ( https://billtracking.legvi.org/pdf/?file_name=RTpcaW5ldHB1Ylx3d3dyb290XEJpbGxUcmFja2luZzIwMnhCYWNrZW5kXEJpbGxUcmFja2luZ1BERlxCaWxsXDM2LTAzMDMucGRm ) An act amending title 20 Virgin Islands Code, part II, chapter 38, section 424 to update child passenger safety requirements applicable to rental vehicle.\nInvited Testifiers:\nHonorable Mario Brooks, Commissioner, V.I. Police Department\nMs. Denise Gomes, Occupant Protection Program Manager, Virgin Islands Office of Highway Safety\n
URL:https://legvi.org/events/committee-on-homeland-security-justice-and-public-safety-31/
CATEGORIES:Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety
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