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Tag: Vermont prisons

A view through a glass door marked "REC" into a hallway with a yellow cleaning cart, white walls, and another door labeled "BOOKING.
Posted inPublic Safety

Sleeping on floors, a transfer to Mississippi: How Vermont is coping with prison overcrowding

by Ethan Weinstein September 19, 2025, 12:08 pmSeptember 19, 2025, 1:29 pm
A man in a white shirt and tie sits at a desk explaining something, gesturing with his hands; a printed chart and pen lie on the table beside him.
Posted inCentral Vermont, Public Safety, Regional, Washington County

Q&A: Outgoing Corrections Commissioner Nick Deml on the challenges facing Vermont’s prisons 

by Ethan Weinstein August 10, 2025, 6:27 amAugust 12, 2025, 9:44 am
Text reading "Commentaries" and "Opinion pieces by community members" with a speech bubble icon.
Posted inOpinion

Rep. Brian Cina: From incarceration to community care — reinvest in health, justice and the common good

by Opinion May 7, 2025, 6:27 amMay 7, 2025, 1:31 am
Text reading "Commentaries" and "Opinion pieces by community members" with a speech bubble icon.
Posted inOpinion

Jonathan Elwell: ICE, imperialism and a lineage of state violence

by Opinion April 16, 2025, 7:03 amApril 15, 2025, 10:13 am
A high brick wall topped with coiled barbed wire under a bright sunny sky.
Posted inGovernment & Politics

In heated meeting, lawmakers hear about working conditions at Vermont’s prisons

by Sarah Mearhoff September 18, 2024, 6:02 pmSeptember 18, 2024, 6:02 pm
Commentaries: opinion pieces by community members.
Posted inOpinion

Jayna Ahsaf: Investing in community and upstream solutions, not prisons

by Opinion September 13, 2024, 6:56 amSeptember 13, 2024, 7:37 am
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 inOpinion

Don Keelan: The Wagnerization of Vermont state and local services

by Opinion July 23, 2023, 7:07 amJuly 21, 2023, 9:50 am
Barbed wire fence with metal posts, set against an overcast sky.
Posted inPublic Safety

The Department of Corrections will end its work crew program. Prosecutors are not pleased.

by Ethan Weinstein May 15, 2023, 5:56 pmMay 15, 2023, 5:56 pm
Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility.
Posted inPublic Safety

Department of Corrections keeps identity of lone bidder for out-of-state prison contract secret

by Alan J. Keays May 1, 2023, 6:07 pmNovember 4, 2024, 4:58 pm
A man walking outside a prison.
Posted inPublic Safety, Windsor County

Vermont State Police probe another death of a person in custody at Springfield prison

by Alan J. Keays March 22, 2023, 1:46 pmMarch 22, 2023, 6:19 pm
Southern State Correctional Facility
Posted inPublic Safety, Windsor County

Vermont State Police investigating death of 34-year-old man in custody at Springfield prison

by Alan J. Keays March 14, 2023, 12:09 pmMarch 14, 2023, 5:33 pm
Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility
Posted inChittenden County, Government & Politics

Conflict over replacing women’s prison continues as lawmakers consider millions in new funding

by Riley Robinson March 2, 2023, 6:59 pmMarch 3, 2023, 12:30 pm
Posted inPublic Safety

Despite state support, Vermonters struggle to find housing after prison

by Juliet Schulman-Hall February 7, 2023, 6:17 amFebruary 6, 2023, 6:58 pm

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