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Barbed wire fence with metal posts, set against an overcast sky.
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Internal communications reveal Vermont prisons’ frustrations working with ICE

by Ethan Weinstein June 28, 2025, 7:01 amJune 30, 2025, 9:24 am
A group of people standing at a podium in front of a screen.
Posted inPublic Safety, Regional, Rutland County, Southern Vermont

In Rutland, local leaders tell a frustrated crowd what they can — and can’t — do to address crime

by Ethan Weinstein November 3, 2023, 9:39 amNovember 4, 2024, 10:27 pm
A hospital bed with rumpled sheets in a small, simple room with beige walls, a window, a toilet, and a door slightly ajar.
Posted inPublic Safety

Department of Corrections pulls security clearance for health contractor with opioid diversion record

by Ethan Weinstein November 1, 2023, 5:35 pmNovember 1, 2023, 5:35 pm
Southern State prison
Posted inHealth, Regional, Southern Vermont, Windsor County

Top health care contractor at Springfield prison has long history of diverting opioids

by Ethan Weinstein October 30, 2023, 8:11 amOctober 31, 2023, 1:17 pm
Posted inPublic Safety

Man facing murder charge allegedly used a sheet as a rope in failed prison escape

by Alan J. Keays April 20, 2023, 4:52 pmApril 20, 2023, 4:53 pm
Posted inHealth

Omicron amplifies challenges across Vermont’s prison system

A man with a beard and short hair smiles at the camera, wearing a dark shirt. The background is blurred. by Shaun Robinson February 6, 2022, 7:11 amFebruary 5, 2022, 3:22 pm
Marble Valley Regional Correction Facility
Posted inPublic Safety

Staffing woes prompt state to shift workers from Rutland jail to Springfield prison

by Alan J. Keays June 25, 2021, 7:36 pmOctober 14, 2024, 11:49 am
Northwest State Correctional Facility
Posted inPublic Safety

In-person prison visitations set to resume, but not everyone is happy with the rollout

by Alan J. Keays June 16, 2021, 11:11 pmJune 16, 2021, 11:11 pm
Posted inPublic Safety

Deadline nears on state’s Mississippi prison contract

by Alan J. Keays August 31, 2020, 12:59 pmAugust 31, 2020, 6:24 pm
Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility.
Posted inPublic Safety

Authorities probe alleged escape plot involving Vermont out-of-state inmates

by Alan J. Keays July 23, 2020, 2:25 pmNovember 4, 2024, 5:08 pm
Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility.
Posted inPublic Safety

State looks to renew deal with Mississippi prison as inmate numbers fall

by Alan J. Keays July 20, 2020, 6:12 pmNovember 4, 2024, 5:08 pm
prison commons
Posted inPublic Safety

Ten inmates in Mississippi returning to quarantine in Vermont

by Xander Landen May 22, 2020, 4:56 pmMay 22, 2020, 6:15 pm
coronavirus test specimen containers
Posted inPublic Safety

Corrections changes stance on inmate testing after ACLU blasted policy

by Alan J. Keays May 19, 2020, 8:26 pmMay 19, 2020, 8:26 pm

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