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Woodside facility unlikely to be used moving forward
By Kiernan BrissonPublished: Aug. 7, 2020 at 12:56 AM EDT|Updated: 10 hours ago COLCHESTER. Vt, (WCAX) – Vermont’s only youth detention center has been under the microscope in recent years, following lawsuits and… Read More »Woodside facility unlikely to be used moving forward
Disability Rights Vermont accuses DCF of violating settlement
By Kiernan BrissonPublished: Jul. 20, 2020 at 5:13 PM EDT|Updated: 17 hours ago COLCHESTER, Vt. (WCAX) – A group claims the Vermont Department for Children and Families didn’t change its ways and is… Read More »Disability Rights Vermont accuses DCF of violating settlement
Corrections Commissioner Faults Medical Care in VT Inmate’s Death
POSTED BY COLIN FLANDERS ON MON, JUL 13, 2020 AT 7:20 PM A 60-year-old inmate who spent his final hours struggling to breathe and begging for medical attention received deficient health care within Vermont’s prison system — ultimately… Read More »Corrections Commissioner Faults Medical Care in VT Inmate’s Death
Joint Press Release: VT Secretary of State and Disability Rights Vermont “Barriers to Voting for People with Disabilities and Proposed Solutions – Focus Group Project”.
Press Release in pdfReport in pdf Barriers to Voting For People with Disabilities and Proposed Solutions:Focus Group Project July 2020 Disability Rights Vermont (DRVT) and Vermont Secretary of State Jim… Read More »Joint Press Release: VT Secretary of State and Disability Rights Vermont “Barriers to Voting for People with Disabilities and Proposed Solutions – Focus Group Project”.
Investigative Reports 2010-2019
Investigation Report: Death of Jordan Machia on December 5, 2017 while under the care of Lamoille County Mental Health. Vermont Human Rights Commission complaint against the State of Vermont on… Read More »Investigative Reports 2010-2019
Investigative Reports 2006-2009
1. Investigation into the Death of Michael Crosby at the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility on August 26, 2009 DRVT publishes an introduction and DOC response to our investigation of the… Read More »Investigative Reports 2006-2009