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| Vermont inmates to change prisons in Kentucky |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 06/14/2004 |
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The 205 Vermont inmates being held at a privately run prison in Kentucky are being moved to another facility run by the same for-profit prison company, said Vermont Corrections Commissioner Steve Gold. The Marion Adjustment Center in St. Mary has been criticized as too small. The inmates will be moved to a facility in Lee, Ky. "I think this is a very positive step," Gold told a meeting last Tuesday of the legislative Corrections Oversight Committee. Prisoners at the St. Mary prison have complained about being fed food on trays in prison hallways, and about the lack of recreation and program meeting space. Gold said the transfer of inmates from St. Mary to Lee will be completed by the end of the month. Both prisons are run by Corrections Corp. of America, which has handled the placement of Vermont inmates in out-of-state jails since February. Gold said prison company officials informed him of their transfer plans last Monday. Vermont prison officials have been concerned about crowding and other issues at the St. Mary site, particularly after two Vermont inmates were allegedly sexually assaulted by an officer. The officer involved in the alleged assaults was fired by the prison company shortly afterward and Vermont transferred the two inmates who made the assault claims back to Vermont. |
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