Vermont Department of Corrections

The Vermont Department of Corrections is an executive agency of the U.S. state of Vermont; charged with overseeing the state correctional facilities, supervising probation and parolees, and serving in an advisory capacity in the prevention of crime and delinquency. It is a part of the Vermont Agency of Human Services. [ [http://www.doc.state.vt.us/ State of Vermont website] accessed January 11, 2008]

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The Department of Corrections manages the operations of nine prison facilities within the state. There were 2,202 prisoners in the system in 2007. [ [http://doc.vermont.gov/about/reports/ff2007_adobe State of Vermont website] accessed January 11, 2008]

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Additionally, 559 prisoners are imprisoned out of state. These prisoners cost half as much as the prisoners in state because only healthy prisoners are sent elsewhere. Also, these larger out-of-state prisons have economy-of-scale that cannot be matched in Vermont's smaller prisons.cite book | author = Gresser, Joseph |title = State outlines new prison policy | publisher = the Chronicle | year = June 4, 2008]

There are 600 corrections officers. [cite book | author = |title = Local men graduate from corrections officer school | publisher = the Chronicle | year = September 12, 2007]

Probation and Parole Offices

There are 13 community-based probation and parole offices throughout Vermont. These are under the administrative jurisdiction of the Department. The offices are located in Barre, Bennington, Brattleboro, Burlington, Chelsea (sub-office in Hartford District), Hartford, Middlebury, Morrisville, Newport, Rutland, St. Albans, St. Johnsbury,and Springfield. [ [http://www.doc.state.vt.us/custody-supervision/field Probation and Parole Office] ]

Future plans

In 2008, the department announced plans to close the Windsor prison for women, move women's prison to St.Albans(Swanton), and move some Swanton prisoners to Newport.cite book | author = Gresser, Joseph |title = State outlines new prison policy | publisher = the Chronicle | year = June 4, 2008]

See also

*List of United States state correction agencies
*List of law enforcement agencies in Vermont
*Prison

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.vt.gov/vtdoc/index.html Official site]