Vermont Considers New Intermediate Prison for Youth Offenders
A pending Vermont bill seeks a $3.5 million intermediate-medium security facility for 16 to 26 year olds. The proposal, drafted by Clarence B. Litchfield, faces funding hurdles and uncertain passage in Montpelier as Windsor and Vergennes inmates age profile grows.
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Vermont
Vergennes
Windsor
Daulton Mann
R-Peru
State Board of Institutions
General Assembly
Lee Emerson
Widmor
Joseph B. Johnson
National Probation and Parole Association of New York
National Council On Crime and Delinquency
Clarence B. Litchfield
Department of Institutions and
Board of Institutions
Montpelier
Vermont Windsor prison shown as old max security facility
An in-depth look at Vermont's Windsor State Prison and House of Correction, the nation’s oldest operating facility, highlights minimal rehabilitation efforts, cramped cells, aging infrastructure, and a farm program with low walkaway risk. The piece notes limited funding, lack of classification, and efforts to add evening activities as reform plans unfold.
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Vermont
Windsor
Robert G. Smith
Vermont State Prison
House of Correction
Smith
Vermont debated intermediate institution faces critic Benedict
The Vermont plan to build an eight building rehabilitative complex meets opposition from Dr. Paul Benedict a New York psychiatrist who criticizes the project in letters and an interview He has not consulted Vermont officials or prison staff and overlooks the scale and aims of the proposal urging a model like Highfields for a large youth population
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Vermont
Paul K. Benedict
New York
Banner
Dr. Benedict
Department of Institutions
Smith
Windsor State Prison
Benedict
Highfields
Lindberg Es
Windsor
New Correctional Complex Aims to Centralize State Facilities
The plan outlines an eight-building intermediate institution at Windsor on a 1 acre security site with a 5 acre athletic field and future wings. It would house reception, open, honor, and mental health units plus a chapel, administration, and a large education center.
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Rutland
Windsor
Litchfield
Smith
Springfield
Ascutney
Hartland
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