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| Should Vermont's Most Mentally Ill Inmates Live In Prison? |
| By digital.vpr.net- Peter Hirschfeld |
| Published: 09/21/2015 |
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Corrections officials say the number of mentally ill inmates housed in Vermont prisons has increased in recent years, but critics say correctional facilities aren’t equipped to provide the kind of care this population requires. Lawmakers are now contemplating whether the state needs alternative facilities for its sickest criminal offenders. Audio from this story will be posted at approximately 11 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 21. Recording equipment isn’t allowed inside the secure perimeter at the Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield. But visitors are. And last Thursday, 10 lawmakers and a couple of reporters joined Superintendent Mark Potanas for a tour of the grounds. Read More. |
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