Vermont DOC Tells Appropriations It Is Overcapacity, Seeks Budget Adjustments
Interim Commissioner John Murad told the Senate Appropriations Committee the Department of Corrections is at or above capacity in several facilities and presented Budget Adjustment Act requests to cover contracts, transport, hotel costs and heat-mitigation supplies; DOC also described plans for a new women's facility and use of out-of-state placements.
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John Murad, interim commissioner of the Vermont Department of Corrections, told the Senate Appropriations Committee on Jan. 13 that the department is at or above capacity in several facilities and presented a package of Budget Adjustment Act requests to cover contract costs, staff hoteling, and heat-mitigation supplies.
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