The Vermont Department of Corrections presented its FY2027 budget to the Health Appropriations Committee on Jan. 30, 2026, focusing on staffing shortages, growing detainee and female inmate populations, rising health-care costs (including a $44 million FY27 health contract), and implementation of a Medicaid reentry waiver. Lawmakers asked for turnover data and clarification about grants and out-of-state beds.