Vermont Department of Corrections

Vermont Department of Corrections
Abbreviation VDOC
Patch of the Vermont Department of Corrections.
Seal
Agency overview
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction* State of Vermont, USA
Map of Vermont Department of Corrections's jurisdiction.
Size 9,620 square miles (24,900 km2)
Population 621,270 (2008 est.)[1]
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters Waterbury, Vermont
Parent agency Vermont Agency of Human Services
Website
VDOC Website
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

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.[2] The agency has its headquarters in the Waterbury State Office Complex in Waterbury.[3][4][5]

State prison facilities

The Department of Corrections manages the operations of nine prison facilities within the state. There were 2,202 prisoners in the system in 2007.[6]

Name Location Security level Capacity Prisoners Gender
Northern State Correctional Facility Newport
400
359
Male
Southeast State Correctional FacilityWindsor
96
Female
Dale Woman's FacilityWaterbury
48
Closed
Caledonia Community Work CampSt. Johnsbury
100
Male
Chittenden Regional Correctional FacilitySouth Burlington
153
Female
Marble Valley Regional Correctional FacilityRutland
127
Male
Northeast Regional Correctional Facility St. Johnsbury
126
Male
Northwest State Correctional Facility Swanton[7]
238
Female
Southern State Correctional Facility Springfield
353
Male

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.[8]

There are 600 corrections officers. [9]

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 (sub-office to Rutland), Morrisville, Newport, Rutland, St. Albans, St. Johnsbury, and Springfield.[10]

History

In 2009, the Dale prison in Waterbury was closed. The women's prison was moved to Swanton. The (male) prisoners at Swanton were moved to Newport.

Administration

While security is handled by state employees, services, such as health services, have been contracted out.[11]

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.[8]

Fallen officers

Since the establishment of the Vermont Department of Corrections, 2 officers have died in the line of duty.[12]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
  2. ↑ State of Vermont website accessed January 11, 2008
  3. ↑ "Contact the Vermont Department of Corrections." Vermont Department of Corrections. Retrieved on December 7, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Waterbury State Office Complex." Vermont Department of Corrections. Retrieved on December 7, 2009.
  5. ↑ "About the Department of Corrections." Vermont Department of Corrections. Retrieved on December 7, 2009."A map showing where the Department of Corrections Central Office is in the Waterbury State Office complex."
  6. ↑ State of Vermont website accessed January 11, 2008
  7. ↑ alternately identified as being in St. Albans but with the same street address
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Gresser, Joseph (June 4, 2008). State outlines new prison policy. the Chronicle.
  9. ↑ Local men graduate from corrections officer school. the Chronicle. September 12, 2007.
  10. ↑ Probation and Parole Office
  11. ↑ "Editorial:Opn government can't be privatized". Burlington, Vermont: Burlington Free Press. 2 September 2010. pp. 11A.
  12. ↑ The Officer Down Memorial Page

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