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Law Enforcement, News, Off Message

Independent Report Faults DOC, Medical Contractor in Death of Black Inmate

Paul HeintzNovember 16, 2020July 14, 2023

Updated Wednesday, November 18, at 3:22 p.m. The Department of Corrections could have done more to save the life of an inmate who died last…

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A COVID Outbreak Prompts Scrutiny of Vermont’s Private Prison Contract

Kevin McCallumAugust 12, 2020November 13, 2023

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Justice Served? Vermont Considers Corrections Reform to Shrink Its Prison Population

Paul HeintzJune 3, 2020November 20, 2024

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No Escape: Furloughed Inmates Get Jailed Again and Again

Paul HeintzJanuary 15, 2020December 7, 2024

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Cost of Misconduct: State Employees Placed on Leave Get Paid While Investigations Drag On

Paul HeintzJanuary 8, 2020January 16, 2025

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Backstory: Best Stringer

Paul HeintzDecember 25, 2019November 13, 2023

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Vermont Inmate Claims Fellow Prisoner Was Denied Care Before Death

Paul HeintzDecember 18, 2019January 25, 2024

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Tip of the Iceberg: More Trouble at the Vermont Department of Corrections

Paul HeintzDecember 18, 2019July 10, 2024

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‘Everybody Knew’: Guards Say Higher-Ups Ignored Serious Misconduct in Vermont’s Prison System

Paul HeintzDecember 11, 2019July 24, 2025

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Crime, News, Off Message

ACLU Slams Plan to Send Vermont Inmates to Mississippi Prison

Mark DavisSeptember 10, 2018July 14, 2023

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Health, Law Enforcement, News, Off Message

Vermont Prisons to Expand Opiate Treatment for Inmates

Alicia FreeseNovember 7, 2017April 30, 2025

Crime, News, Off Message, Statehouse

Shumlin Touts Decline in Prison Population

Mark DavisNovember 16, 2015July 15, 2023

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Crime, Law Enforcement, News, Off Message

Vermont DOC Freeing Inmates After Judge’s Ruling

Mark DavisSeptember 17, 2015August 10, 2023

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