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| Advocates pitch plan to bring prisoners home |
| By vtdigger.org- Laura Krantz |
| Published: 09/22/2014 |
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A criminal justice reform group is hatching a plan to bring out-of-state prisoners home in the next three years by reducing the prison population 10 percent each year. Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform, led by state Rep. Suzi Wizowaty, wants to eliminate the state’s reliance on private, out-of-state prison contractors by sending fewer people to prison and making it easier for some prisoners to win their release. “We want Vermonters who have to be in prison to be in prison at home where they can maintain connections with their family members,” Wizowaty said. Being close to home increases inmates’ success of reintegrating into the community when they return, she said. Read More. |
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