The process for Vermont prisoners to lodge grievances about the conditions of their confinement is marred by poor record-keeping and oversight, according to a new report. It’s so bad, the report says, ...

A task force allows employees from other departments to scrutinize VINE and give their two cents on changes. But the fact that it’s solely paid for and managed by the Department of Corrections has ...

Despite the inherent challenges of the job, the Vermont Department of Corrections has cut staff vacancy rates within the state’s prisons by almost half in the last year. Last summer, Vermont’s prisons ...

Vermont is one of five states participating in a five-year research project surveying the living and work environments of prisons. The second of three surveys was released this week by the Vermont ...

WATERBURY — The Vermont Department of Corrections and Working Fields have formed a partnership to provide vocational services, coaching, and support to individuals reentering their communities.

As of Wednesday, 17 people are being held by ICE at the Northwest Correctional Facility in St. Albans. After working in ...

WATERBURY — Following a report from the state auditor, the Department of Corrections says it will digitize its grievance reporting process and stand up a new, independent investigations unit for ...

Lee Adjustment Center in Kentucky, where Corrections Corporation of America housed Vermont inmates Credit: File Photo Vermont has long sent its overflow inmates to the Corrections Corporation of ...

WATERBURY — The Vermont Department of Corrections launched the Corrections Investigative Unit (CIU), a new team charged with conducting internal investigations and improving transparency. This unit, ...

RUTLAND, Vt., (NEWS10)– A Vermont correctional officer was arrested on Friday, May 10, for allegedly facilitating contraband at Marble Valley Correctional Facility. According to police, David Orvis ...