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Advocacy groups continue push for release of some inmates
James Baker, interim commissioner of the Vermont Department of Corrections said Thursday officials are working to prevent an outbreak in Vermont prisons. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger VTDigger is...
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Schubart: Flatten the curve by reducing prison population
Inside Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility. Photo by Cory Dawson/VTDigger Bill Schubart, a retired businessman, is a regular columnist for VTDigger. Our prisons are a petri dish for COVID-19....
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Authorities worry distancing efforts could lead to rise in domestic violence
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Newport prison staffer tests positive for COVID-19
A staff member at the Northern State Correctional Facility has tested positive for the coronavirus. Courtesy Vermont Department of Corrections The Vermont Department of Corrections announced Monday...
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Woodside converts to COVID-19 facility for psychiatric patients
Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee met via online conference call. Photo by Alan Keays/VTDigger VTDigger is posting regular updates on the coronavirus in Vermont on this page. You can also...
View ArticlePolice say 3-year-old boy accidentally shot 8-year-old girl in Cabot
Vermont State Police say an 8-year-old girl has been hospitalized after she was accidentally shot Wednesday afternoon in the arm by a 3-year-old boy in a residence in Cabot. Police said they responded...
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Shooting death of Burlington man by police was preventable, report finds
Ralph “Phil” Grenon was killed by a police officer in Burlington in March 2016. Photo courtesy Niki Carpenter A state report has determined that the death of Phil Grenon, the 76-year-old man shot and...
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Judge dismisses superintendent’s argument of immunity
Lamoille South Supervisory Union Superintendent Tracy Wrend. VTDigger file photo This article by Tommy Gardner was published by the Stowe Reporter/News & Citizen on March 26. The judge presiding...
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Senate panel explores proposal to give ‘flexibility’ to reduce prison sentences
Chief Superior Judge Brian Grearson listens to testimony in the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger VTDigger is posting regular updates on the...
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Police make compliance checks to see if local lodgings are harboring...
Public Safety Commissioner Michael Schirling. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger VTDigger is posting regular updates on the coronavirus in Vermont on this page. You can also subscribe here for...
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Judge issues order to protect Chittenden County residents from evictions
The intersection of North Winooski Avenue and North Street in Burlington seen on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger VTDigger is posting regular updates on the coronavirus in...
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Troopers cleared in non-fatal Bristol shooting
The Vermont State Police major crime scene truck is parked on the Lower Notch Road in Bristol as investigators probe the police shooting of a domestic violence suspect. Photo by Alan J. Keays/VTDigger...
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Senate panel delays action on prison sentence ‘flexibility’ plan
Sen. Dick Sears, D-Bennington, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger VTDigger is posting regular updates on the coronavirus in Vermont on this page. You can also...
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St. Johnsbury jail eyed as medical ‘surge’ facility for COVID-19 inmates
The Northeast Correctional Complex in St. Johnsbury. Corrections Department photo The state Department of Corrections is laying the groundwork to use the St. Johnsbury jail as a medical “surge”...
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Two youth escape from temporary Woodside facility
Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center in 2017. File photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger This story was updated at 1:50 p.m. Two youth escaped from the Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center’s...
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Second corrections staff member tests positive for COVID-19
A view out a window in the visiting room at the Northwest State Correctional Facility in Swanton on Nov. 8, 2019. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger VTDigger is posting regular updates on the coronavirus...
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State, Burlington outline penalties for COVID-19 scofflaws
Attorney General TJ Donovan, left, outlined on Friday how his office will enforce measures ordered by Gov. Phil Scott, right, to stop the spread of COVID-19 in Vermont. Photos by Kit Norton/VTDigger...
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DCF moves temporary Woodside facility from St. Albans after escapes
The Middlesex mental health facility. File photo by Andrew Stein VTDigger is posting regular updates on the coronavirus in Vermont on this page. You can also subscribe here for regular email updates...
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Vermont stations officials along borders to monitor traffic during Covid-19
Flashing signs at Vermont’s borders inform travelers, “If you enter VT to stay / Self-isolate 14 days.” Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger VTDigger is posting regular updates on the coronavirus in...
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Swanton prison in lockdown after 2 more staffers test positive for Covid-19
A view out a window in the visiting room at the Northwest State Correctional Facility in Swanton. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger VTDigger is posting regular updates on the coronavirus in Vermont on...
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