Department of Corrections

Immigration attorneys say a Department of Corrections policy blocks them from effectively communicating with clients in detention at Vermont prisons. The department says it's taking some new steps to lower language barriers.

A 28-year old woman held at Chittenden County Regional Correction Facility died last month from complications caused by a MRSA infection, according to her death certificate.

Titus Peters, 42, was found unresponsive in his cell at Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility in Mississippi, a private prison that holds 150 Vermonters.

A federal judge on Tuesday appointed Nick Deml, the former head of Vermont’s prison system, to take over Rikers Island, the troubled New York City jail.

A 28-year-old woman held at Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility died over the weekend after being transferred to the hospital, according to the Department of Corrections.

Vermont State Police are investigating the death of a 68-year-old man at the state prison in Springfield. Authorities say the death does not appear suspicious.

A program that has offered parental support services to incarcerated mothers will soon be available to men held at the state prison in Newport.

Vermont hasn’t had a permanent facility for justice-involved youth since 2020. The lack of a secure facility has meant more juveniles have been held in adult prisons.

Richard Davis, 78, of Orleans, died Saturday morning at Southern State Correctional Facility. The Department of Corrections says his death does not appear suspicious.

The lawsuit, filed this month in Franklin County civil court, alleges that prison staff didn’t provide adequate care to their son, who died from an apparent drug overdose in 2023.