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Committee reviews prison conditions, training programs and plans for facility replacements
Summary
Members of the South Corrections and Institutions committee discussed programming for incarcerated people, medical contracts, Wi‑Fi and broadband needs inside facilities, the decline of Vermont Correctional Industries and long‑term capital planning including a multi‑facility replacement study.
Chair (Committee chair) opened the January 15 meeting of the South Corrections and Institutions committee with a check‑in focused on both the capital bill and corrections operations.
Committee members said they want more detail on in‑facility programs and services, including vocational training, reentry supports and treatment partnerships such as Turning Point, Community College of Vermont (CCV) programming and Recovery Vermont partners.
The committee asked Department of Corrections (DOC) staff and committee staff to schedule testimony from Turning Point and from recovery‑oriented partners to explain their work inside facilities, and to update the committee on a CCV award of federal funds cited in the meeting. Committee participants also asked for information about vocational and technical training available to “incarcerated individuals,” and whether the state is providing the most effective training.
Members raised medical care and the private…
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