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Superintendent: Chittenden women’s facility ‘aging’ and overcrowded; committee hears proposals for repairs and re‑entry options
Summary
Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility leaders told the House Corrections Committee the building is aging, overcrowded (about 178–181 women), has deferred‑maintenance problems and 14 staff vacancies; officials urged short‑term repairs and longer‑term re‑entry/residential alternatives.
Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility leadership told the House Corrections Committee on April 4 that the aging women’s facility is operating over capacity, has deferred maintenance that affects humane conditions, and needs both immediate repairs and long‑term planning for replacements and re‑entry housing.
"Since I've been at Chittenden, I have seen a facility that is aging in desperate need of repairs in order to be humane to the individuals that are in our care," said Carol Finley, superintendent at Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility. Finley and Amy Jacobs (identified in the record as "Silly's director") described inconsistent heating and ventilation, pest issues under showers, an infirmary converted from an empty room without full treatment capacity, and flooring and fixture problems that created…
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