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Guarded Secrets: Investigating Abuse in Vermont's Prison System

No Escape: Furloughed Inmates Get Jailed Again and Again

Luke Awtry

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No Escape: Furloughed Inmates Get Jailed Again and Again

by Paul Heintz | January 15, 2020

Vermont DOC to Overhaul Inmate Grievance System Following Audit

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Vermont DOC to Overhaul Inmate Grievance System Following Audit

by Derek Brouwer | Dec 19, 2022

Investigation Under Way After Man Found Dead in Cell at Springfield Prison

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Investigation Under Way After Man Found Dead in Cell at Springfield Prison

by Derek Brouwer | Apr 28, 2022

Vermont's Prisons Open to Visitors Again, Ending a Two-Year Restriction

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Vermont's Prisons Open to Visitors Again, Ending a Two-Year Restriction

by Sasha Goldstein | Apr 14, 2022

Vermont Prisoner, 29, Found Dead in Quarantine Cell

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Vermont Prisoner, 29, Found Dead in Quarantine Cell

by Derek Brouwer | Apr 4, 2022

Cost of Misconduct: State Employees Placed on Leave Get Paid While Investigations Drag On

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Cost of Misconduct: State Employees Placed on Leave Get Paid While Investigations Drag On

by Paul Heintz | Jan 8, 2020

Law Enforcement Veterans Tapped to Lead Corrections Department, Investigation

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Law Enforcement Veterans Tapped to Lead Corrections Department, Investigation

by Paul Heintz | Dec 27, 2019

Touchette Resigns as Corrections Commissioner Amid Vermont Prison Abuse Scandal

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Touchette Resigns as Corrections Commissioner Amid Vermont Prison Abuse Scandal

by Paul Heintz | Dec 18, 2019

Vermont Inmate Claims Fellow Prisoner Was Denied Care Before Death

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Vermont Inmate Claims Fellow Prisoner Was Denied Care Before Death

by Paul Heintz | Dec 18, 2019

Tip of the Iceberg: More Trouble at the Vermont Department of Corrections

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Tip of the Iceberg: More Trouble at the Vermont Department of Corrections

by Paul Heintz | Dec 18, 2019

Newport Prison Leaders Placed on Leave

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Newport Prison Leaders Placed on Leave

by Paul Heintz | Dec 13, 2019

Vermont Prisons Lack Independent Abuse Reporting Hotline

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Vermont Prisons Lack Independent Abuse Reporting Hotline

by Paul Heintz | Dec 13, 2019

'Everybody Knew': Guards Say Higher-Ups Ignored Serious Misconduct in Vermont's Prison System

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'Everybody Knew': Guards Say Higher-Ups Ignored Serious Misconduct in Vermont's Prison System

by Paul Heintz | Dec 11, 2019

State Seeks Federal Probe of Vermont Women's Prison

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State Seeks Federal Probe of Vermont Women's Prison

by Paul Heintz | Dec 10, 2019

Human Services Secretary to Take Control of Troubled Women's Prison

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Human Services Secretary to Take Control of Troubled Women's Prison

by Paul Heintz | Dec 6, 2019

Report Shows Officers Complained About Prison Drug Use, Retaliation in 2017

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Report Shows Officers Complained About Prison Drug Use, Retaliation in 2017

by Paul Heintz | Dec 5, 2019

Governor Orders Investigation of Prison Allegations Reported by <i>Seven Days</i>

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Governor Orders Investigation of Prison Allegations Reported by Seven Days

by Paul Heintz | Dec 4, 2019

Guarded Secrets: Claims of Sexual Misconduct, Drug Use Plague a Vermont Prison for Women

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Claims of Sexual Misconduct, Drug Use Plague a Vermont Prison for Women

by Paul Heintz | Dec 4, 2019

The Team

Editors: Matthew Roy, Candace Page
Reporter: Paul Heintz

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