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Under pressure to reform women’s prison, AHS secretary proposes changes
Mike Smith, right, secretary of the Vermont Agency of Human Services, with Gov. Phil Scott. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger Human Services Secretary Mike Smith is promising immediate reforms of...
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Wife of man fatally shot in Hinesburg charged as accessory
Near the scene in Hinesburg where police were investigating the death of David Auclair last July. File photo by Aidan Quigley/VTDigger BURLINGTON — The wife of a man who was shot and killed in...
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Brooklyn brothers seek $10M for Vermont hemp shipment arrest, confiscation
Attorney Sanford Rubenstein called on New York state legislators to legalize marijuana at a press conference announcing Oren and Ronen Levy’s $10 million claims against the NYPD related to a shipment...
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Kidnapping defendant says incident was consensual, seeks phone records
Everett Simpson. This article by Anna Merriman was published by the Valley News on Dec. 11. BURLINGTON — The Vermont felon accused of kidnapping a New Hampshire woman and her 4-year-old son nearly a...
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Reports of abuse at women’s prison prompting reviews of cases statewide
Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George answers questions from the media Tuesday after attending a community meeting in Burlington to discuss reports of abuse at the Chittenden Regional...
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State settles lawsuit over kidnapping, sex assault for $400,000
Everett Simpson. The state of Vermont has agreed to a $400,000 settlement with a New Hampshire woman and her child in her lawsuit alleging that if state police had done their job she would not have...
View ArticleSCOV Law Blog: The right to a defender for pro se petitions for...
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Elizabeth Kruska. In re: Dow, 2019 VT 72 This one needs another look. Miles Dow was convicted of various charges after a trial and was sentenced....
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Hinesburg homicide victim’s stepson charged with first-degree murder
Kory Lee George. Vermont State Police photo BURLINGTON — The stepson of a man who was shot and killed on a dirt road in Hinesburg in July was charged with first-degree murder Friday afternoon. Kory...
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Top Newport prison officials placed on leave, corrections chief says
Department of Corrections Commissioner Mike Touchette at a community meeting earlier this week in Burlington to discuss staff misconduct at the the women’s prison at the Chittenden Regional...
View ArticleBorder agents seize 367 pounds of cocaine in Derby Line
A man is facing federal drug charges after border authorities say they found 367 pounds of cocaine hidden in a tractor-trailer he was driving in northern Vermont. U.S. Border Patrol found 142...
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Prosecutors say Jay Peak receiver’s $260M suit could impede grand jury probe
Jay Peak Resort on Friday, June 7, 2019. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Federal prosecutors say a lawsuit against the former legal team of the alleged mastermind of an investor fraud scheme in...
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Zaleski picked for Caledonia County prosecutor’s job
Jessica Zaleski speaks at an October candidates’ forum put on by the Caledonia County Republican Committee. Photo Justin Trombly/VTDigger Jessica Zaleski, the interim top prosecutor in Caledonia...
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Nectar’s settles lawsuit with shooting victim
The sign above the entrance to Nectar’s in Burlington, where Chelsi Parker was shot in 2018. Photo by Aidan Quigley/VTDigger A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit against Nectar’s following a...
View Article‘Laser strike’ reported on Shelburne-bound plane
Vermont State Police are investigating a report of a “laser strike” on a plane near the Shelburne airport. The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon, when a pilot reported being targeted by a laser...
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Another senior Burlington police officer in hot water for fake Facebook account
Deputy Police Chief Jan Wright was named acting chief Monday by Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger in the wake of Police Chief Brandon del Pozo’s resignation. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger This story...
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Good Times Gallery owner sentenced to 29 months for marijuana dealing
The Good Times gallery, in a 2013 photo on the store’s Facebook page. BURLINGTON — The owner of Burlington’s now closed Good Times Gallery was sentenced to 29 months in federal prison Monday, stemming...
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Schubart: Prison reform — invest in people, not punishments
Bill Schubart, a retired businessman, is a regular columnist for VTDigger. The Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility in South Burlington. File photo The recent reactions of various officials...
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Corrections officials seek $1.3 million to hold 48 more inmates out-of-state
Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility, run by CoreCivic. Photo by Alan Keays/VTDigger The Vermont Department of Corrections is asking lawmakers for an additional $1.3 million to cover expenses for...
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Embattled Corrections Commissioner Mike Touchette steps down
Department of Corrections Commissioner Mike Touchette. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger This story was updated at 1:25 p.m. Embattled Corrections Commissioner Mike Touchette has resigned. Mike Smith,...
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System aimed to reduce prison population drives up prison admissions
A view out a window in the visiting room at the Northwest State Correctional Facility in Swanton on Friday, November 8, 2019. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger A system designed to help criminal...
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