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Vermont Humanities, Writers for Recovery bring Vermont Reads program back into state correctional facilities
Summary
Representatives of Vermont Humanities and Writers for Recovery told the House Corrections and Institutions Committee on Feb. 12 that Vermont Reads and writing workshops have resumed in correctional facilities after a pandemic pause, citing widespread participation and calls for more library resources and ongoing Department of Corrections support.
Vermont Humanities and a Vermont writing program told the House Corrections and Institutions Committee on Feb. 12 that in-person Vermont Reads events and Writers for Recovery workshops have resumed in state correctional facilities following a multi-year pandemic pause.
"What I really wanna talk about today is Vermont Reads, and I have left you, a Vermont Reads book on your desk," said Christopher Kaufman Illustrip, executive director of Vermont Humanities, who described the statewide reading initiative and its ties to correctional programming.
Vermont Humanities, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities and partner to the Vermont Arts Council through the Vermont Creative Network, said it awarded "almost half a million dollars in grants across the state" in 2024 and distributed thousands of Vermont Reads copies.…
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