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UVM–DOC PRIN partnership institutionalized; surveys show high engagement but reentry and staffing gaps persist
Summary
UVM’s Justice Research Center and the Department of Corrections outlined steps to sustain PRIN — a research–practice partnership — after national funding ended, citing a new contract, a UVM Justice Research Center, and plans to expand surveys to Marble Valley. Surveys produced unusually high response and completion rates; staffing and reentry preparation remain central challenges.
Abby Crocker, director of the Justice Research Center at the University of Vermont, told the Corrections & Institutions committee on Wednesday that PRIN, a research–practice partnership with the Vermont Department of Corrections (DOC), has been institutionalized through a UVM–DOC contract and the creation of a UVM Justice Research Center.
Crocker said PRIN grew from pilot work and a five-state Urban Institute consortium funded initially by Arnold Ventures. The national funding has ended, she said, and the new contract and center are intended to preserve the partnership’s data collection and support capacity.
The program’s central tool is a pair of 150‑question surveys—one for staff, one for incarcerated people—co‑created with people inside facilities. Crocker said the surveys achieved response rates reported at 75–85% and completion rates of about 99% for those who started the instrument. "People started to take it and were like, ‘okay. This is the right information I…
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