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ACLU briefs committee on incarceration trends and civil liberties priorities for session
Summary
The ACLU of Vermont and new policy staff told lawmakers the state's prison population has fallen since 2008 but racial disparities persist; the organization flagged pretrial detention, civil liberties risks with potential federal actions and a range of legislative priorities.
Falco Schilling, advocacy director for the ACLU of Vermont, and Jordan Souder, policy advocate, briefed the Judiciary Committee Friday on the organization’s priorities: reducing reliance on incarceration, addressing racial disparities and guarding civil liberties in the face of potential federal actions.
Schilling told the committee Vermont’s incarcerated population fell from about 2,200 in 2008 to roughly 1,429 at the time of the briefing (with a low point near 1,225…
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