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Corrections explains license-plate program, warns DMV single‑plate plan could cut revenue
Summary
Vermont Correctional Industries told the Senate Transportation Committee it produced about 500,000 license plates last year using up to 11 incarcerated workers and that a DMV move to single front plates could reduce gross revenue by roughly $200,000–$300,000 and risk leaving unused material stock, staff said.
Vermont Correctional Industries, which has produced license plates for the Department of Motor Vehicles since 1999, told the Senate Transportation Committee on Feb. 4 that changing state policy to require one plate instead of two could reduce the program’s gross revenue by roughly $200,000 to $300,000 and create inventory and timing challenges.
"We've been producing the license plates for DMV since 1999," said Greg Young, vocational outreach program manager for Vermont Correctional Industries, describing a production line at the Northwest State Correctional Facility that uses up to 11 incarcerated individuals. Young said workers are paid between $0.25 and $1.25 an hour, and that the corrections department offers a matching savings program that can double inmate savings up to $4,000.
The shop’s process includes running raw aluminum through a blanking line, applying 3M graphic…
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