This week’s 7Days delves into these questions. Reporter Kevin Kelley details the complex push-and-pull among DOC, local police, and county prosecutors to reduce crime, yet keep low-level offenders out of expensive prison beds in VT ($50,000 per inmate/year). From the vantage point of Sarah and I ‘inside,’ it’s clear that there are not enough effective transitional housing programs statewide. Also for the women, untreated addictions and past traumas ultimately spark their criminal activity. Intensive, long-term treatment is essential. Read on…
Burlington Police Chief Mike Schirling Says There’s More Crime, Less Punishment
WRITING INSIDE VT 