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Vermont Officials Want To Close State’s Only Juvenile Detention Center
Updated 11:20 a.m. Nov. 26 State officials announced they want to close Vermont’s only juvenile detention facility next year. The Department of Children and Families… Read More »Vermont Officials Want To Close State’s Only Juvenile Detention Center
Jim Kenyon: Woodside ‘juvie jail’ facility is empty, and it should stay that way
For nearly 40 years, Vermont has gotten away with locking up troubled kids behind metal fences topped with spools of razor ribbon on a dead-end… Read More »Jim Kenyon: Woodside ‘juvie jail’ facility is empty, and it should stay that way
No Kids Currently Held At State’s Sole Juvenile Detention Facility
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
Agency Details Juvenile Facility Reforms After Court Order
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
DCF proposes Woodside changes
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