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Committee reports mixed conditions at Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility after site visit
Summary
Committee members described a March 27 site visit to the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility, noting modernized visitation and crisis rooms but persistent infrastructure shortfalls and staff challenges; members asked for a fuller briefing from Department of Corrections and to fold corrections conversations into upcoming capital bill work.
Senator Joe Major and other members of the Senate Committee on Institutions reported on a committee visit to the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility, describing the facility as in need of significant upgrades but staffed by dedicated employees.
“we should say that we've what we saw with the staff is a dedicated, caring group. We're doing as best they can, and they're doing a great job for what they have there,” Senator Joe Major said during the committee meeting, reflecting the committee’s view of…
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