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A New Plan Could Reshape Both Mental Health And Corrections In Vermont

Northwest State Correctional Facility, shown in this 2008 file photo, would be closed as part of the new proposal.
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Northwest State Correctional Facility, shown in this 2008 file photo, would be closed as part of the new proposal.

The Agency of Human Services hasreleased a plan for a massive new “campus-style” facility in northwestern Vermont that could reshape the state’s mental health and corrections systems. We’re talking about the proposal and how it would work.

The proposal is for a 925-bed corrections facility in Franklin County. The pitch is: it would free up room in the mental health system for people who need psychiatric care, and also eventually allow the state to bring many prisoners housed out of state back to Vermont.

We're joined by Human Services Secretary Al Gobeille, Mental Health Commissioner Melissa Bailey and Corrections Commissioner Lisa Menard.

Broadcast Wednesday, Jan. 17 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

Jane Lindholm is the host, executive producer and creator of But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids. In addition to her work on our international kids show, she produces special projects for Vermont Public. Until March 2021, she was host and editor of the award-winning Vermont Public program Vermont Edition.
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