Vermont’s sole juvenile detention center is empty for the first time in years — a significant milestone for the facility, which been under scrutiny for… Read More »No Kids Currently Held At State’s Sole Juvenile Detention Facility
BURLINGTON, VT. (AP) — A Vermont state agency says it’s making changes at a juvenile detention center following a court order to reduce the use of solitary confinement… Read More »Agency Details Juvenile Facility Reforms After Court Order
The Department for Children and Families said in an Oct. 11 court filing that it had discontinued the use of the “North Unit” at the… Read More »DCF proposes Woodside changes
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) Vermont officials and a watchdog group told a judge Tuesday they’re cooperating to make reforms at the Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center following a… Read More »Federal judge gets update on Woodside reform efforts
LYNDONVILLE, Vt. – An 89-year-old disabled World War II veteran who couldn’t get mail delivered to his home because the Postal Service said his narrow… Read More »Boston Globe, Associated Press, January 29, 2011
This past year DRVT and the DLP Disability Law Project were busy defending the rights of people with disabilities both in individual case work and… Read More »DRVT 2010 Highlights