Vermont Department of Corrections
| Vermont Department of Corrections | |
| Abbreviation | VDOC |
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| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
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| Operations jurisdiction* | State of Vermont, USA |
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| Map of Vermont Department of Corrections's jurisdiction. | |
| Size | 9,620 square miles (24,900 km2) |
| Population | 621,270 (2008 est.)[1] |
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| Headquarters | Waterbury, Vermont |
| Parent agency | Vermont Agency of Human Services |
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| VDOC Website | |
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| * 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]
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[edit] 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 |
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| Northern State Correctional Facility | Newport |
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| Southeast State Correctional Facility | Windsor |
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| Dale Woman's Facility | Waterbury |
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| Caledonia Community Work Camp | St. Johnsbury |
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| Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility | South Burlington |
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| Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility | Rutland |
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| Northeast Regional Correctional Facility | St. Johnsbury |
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| Northwest State Correctional Facility | Swanton[7] |
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| Southern State Correctional Facility | Springfield |
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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]
[edit] 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, Morrisville, Newport, Rutland, St. Albans, St. Johnsbury, and Springfield.[10]
[edit] 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.
[edit] Administration
While security is handled by state employees, services, such as health services, have been contracted out.[11]
[edit] 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]
[edit] Fallen officers
Since the establishment of the Vermont Department of Corrections, 2 officers have died in the line of duty.[12]
[edit] See also
- List of United States state correction agencies
- Vermont Treatment Program for Sexual Abusers
- List of Vermont state prisons
- List of law enforcement agencies in Vermont
- Prison
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ "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. http://www.census.gov/popest/states/tables/NST-EST2008-01.csv. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
- ^ State of Vermont website accessed January 11, 2008
- ^ "Contact the Vermont Department of Corrections." Vermont Department of Corrections. Retrieved on December 7, 2009.
- ^ "Waterbury State Office Complex." Vermont Department of Corrections. Retrieved on December 7, 2009.
- ^ "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."
- ^ State of Vermont website accessed January 11, 2008
- ^ alternately identified as being in St. Albans but with the same street address
- ^ a b Gresser, Joseph (June 4, 2008). State outlines new prison policy. the Chronicle.
- ^ Local men graduate from corrections officer school. the Chronicle. September 12, 2007.
- ^ Probation and Parole Office
- ^ "Editorial:Opn government can't be privatized". Burlington, Vermont: Burlington Free Press. 2 September 2010. pp. 11A. http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20100902/OPINION01/9020303/Voice-of-the-Free-Press-Open-government-can-t-be-privatized.
- ^ The Officer Down Memorial Page
