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The Vermont Department of Corrections is an executive agency

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of the U.S. state

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of Vermont

Vermont

Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...

; charged with overseeing the state correctional facilities, supervising probation

Probation

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and parole

Parole

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es, and serving in an advisory capacity in the prevention of crime

Crime

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and delinquency

Juvenile delinquency

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. It is a part of the Vermont Agency of Human Services. The agency has its headquarters in the Waterbury State Office Complex in Waterbury

Waterbury, Vermont

Waterbury is a town in Washington County in central Vermont, in the United States. It is also the name of a village within that town. The population was 4,915 at the 2000 census.-Economy:-Industry:...

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.

Name	Location	Capacity	Prisoners	Gender
Northern State Correctional Facility Northern State Correctional Facility The Northern State Correctional Facility is a state prison in the city of Newport, Orleans County, Vermont, USA. It holds up to 400 medium security male prisoners. The Vermont Department of Corrections is responsible for running this prison....	Newport Newport (city), Vermont Newport is a city in and the shire town of Orleans County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 5,005. The city contains the largest population of any government in the county, yet encompasses the smallest area....	400	359	Male
Southeast State Correctional Facility	Windsor Windsor, Vermont Windsor is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The population was 3,756 at the 2000 census.-History:One of the New Hampshire grants, Windsor was chartered as a town on July 6, 1761 by Colonial Governor Benning Wentworth. It was first settled in August 1764 by Captain Steele Smith and...		96	Female
Dale Woman's Facility	Waterbury Waterbury, Vermont Waterbury is a town in Washington County in central Vermont, in the United States. It is also the name of a village within that town. The population was 4,915 at the 2000 census.-Economy:-Industry:...		48	Closed
Caledonia Community Work Camp	St. Johnsbury St. Johnsbury, Vermont St. Johnsbury is the shire town of Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 7,571 at the 2000 census. St. Johnsbury is located approximately northwest of the Connecticut River and south of the Canadian border.St...		100	Male
Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility	South Burlington South Burlington, Vermont -Economy:CommutAir, a regional airline, is headquartered in the city, by the airport. The Magic Hat Brewing Company, one of the United States's larger craft breweries, is located here.One measure of economic activity is retail sales...		153	Male
Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility	Rutland		127	Male
Northeast Regional Correctional Facility	St. Johnsbury St. Johnsbury, Vermont St. Johnsbury is the shire town of Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 7,571 at the 2000 census. St. Johnsbury is located approximately northwest of the Connecticut River and south of the Canadian border.St...		126	Male
Northwest State Correctional Facility	Swanton		238	Female
Southern State Correctional Facility	Springfield Springfield, Vermont Springfield is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The population was 9,373 at the 2010 census.-History:One of the New Hampshire grants, the township was chartered on August 20, 1761 by Governor Benning Wentworth and awarded to Gideon Lyman and 61 others...		353	Male

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.

There are 600 corrections officers.

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

Hartford, Vermont

Hartford is a town in Windsor County in the U.S. state of Vermont. It is located on the New Hampshire border, at the intersection of Interstates 89 and 91. It is the site of the confluence of the White River and the Connecticut River; the Ottauquechee River also flows through the town...

,
Middlebury, Morrisville, Newport, Rutland, St. Albans, St. Johnsbury,
and Springfield

Springfield, Vermont

Springfield is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The population was 9,373 at the 2010 census.-History:One of the New Hampshire grants, the township was chartered on August 20, 1761 by Governor Benning Wentworth and awarded to Gideon Lyman and 61 others...

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.

Administration

While security is handled by state employees, services, such as health services, have been contracted out.

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.

Fallen officers

Since the establishment of the Vermont Department of Corrections, 2 officers have died in the line of duty.

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