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Plan to Reduce Correctional Costs and Achieve Savings for Reinvestment, VT DOC, 2007

Publication • August 9, 2016

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Corrections Audits, Crime/Demographics, Cost of Prison Systems

Plan to Reduce Correctional Costs and Achieve Savings for Reinvestment, VT DOC, 2007 PLAN TO REDUCE CORRECTIONAL COSTS AND ACHIEVE SAVINGS FOR REINVESTMENT Vermont Department of Corrections December 12, 2007 In compliance with Act 65, Sec. 153a of the 2007 69th Biennial Session of the General Assembly of the State …

Glover v. CCA, VT, Autopsy Report, wrongful death, 2007

Publication • July 26, 2016

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Wrongful Death

Glover v. CCA, VT, Autopsy Report, wrongful death, 2007 GLOVER, LATASHA DORllAN /lfE-C 200'7-500 CO:MMONWEAJ,UJ OF KENTt1CKY Jl1~tice Ca.bil'et OFFICE OF THE ASSOCIATE CI,UEF M.EDICAI, EXAMINER Ce.ntralized L~bor~tory Facility 100 Sower Boulevard - Suite 202 Frankfort, Kentucky 4060 I (502) 564-4545 J!JNAL r. flypertensive Cardiovascular Disease (Heart Weight: 480 gm). …

Patient A v. Vermont Agency of Human Services, VT, Amended Complaint, CCS Medical Malpractice, 2016

Brief • May 4, 2016

Filed under: Correct Care Solutions, Medication, Failure to Treat, Malpractice, Americans with Disabilities Act

Patient A v. Vermont Agency of Human Services, VT, Amended Complaint, CCS Medical Malpractice, 2016 Case 5:14-cv-00206-gwc Document 150 Filed 05/04/16 Page 1 of 24 U.S. DISTRICT OURT DISTRICT OF VE MONT . FILED ' U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF VERMONT 2016 MAY -4 A 8: 33 C~ERK …

VT DOC ICS Rates effective March 2016

Kickback publication • April 7, 2016

Filed under: Telephone Rates

VT DOC ICS Rates effective March 2016 Department of Corrections Agency of Human Services Go vermont.govSections to Offender Locator You are at: Home Home C areers in C orrections Site Map C ontact Webmaster Information for Inmate Families and Friends verm ont.gov Go to Search SearchSite Site Advanced Search… About …

PLN v. CCA, VT, Ltr from def counsel re. surrendered VDOC docs, 03-28, 2014

Filing • March 14, 2016

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Public Records

PLN v. CCA, VT, Ltr from def counsel re. surrendered VDOC docs, 03-28, 2014 LY\N, LYNN &_ BLACK N, RC. March 28, 2014 Dan Barrett, Esq. ACLU Foundation of Vermont 137 Elm Street Montpelier, VT 05602 Re: PLN v. CCA, Docket No. 332-5-13 Wncv Dear Dan: I am writing in …

Prison Legal News v. PHS (Corizon), VT, Complaint, public records, 2010

Filing • March 10, 2016

Filed under: Prison Health Services, Public Records, PLN Litigation, PLN related

Prison Legal News v. PHS (Corizon), VT, Complaint, public records, 2010 STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT WASHINGTON UNIT CIVIL DIVISION Docket No. PRISON LEGAL NEWS Plaintiff v. PRISON HEALTH SERVICES, INC. Defendant Complaint and Petition for Declaratory Judgment and Permanent Injunctive Relief, with Supporting Memorandum of Law COMES NOW Plaintiff, …

Patient A v. Vermont Agency of Human Services, VT, Order re Mot on Protective Order, CCS Medical Malpractice, 2016

Brief • March 1, 2016

Filed under: Correct Care Solutions, Medication, Failure to Treat, Malpractice, Americans with Disabilities Act, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement

Patient A v. Vermont Agency of Human Services, VT, Order re Mot on Protective Order, CCS Medical Malpractice, 2016 Case 5:14-cv-00206-gwc Document 132 Filed 03/01/16 Page 1 of 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF VERMONT PATIENT A, Plaintiff, v. VERMONT AGENCY OF HUMAN SERVICES, VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF …

Taser - Gordon Black Report, Brattleboro PD VT, 2008

Publication • February 25, 2016

Filed under: Excessive Force, Stun Guns/Tasers, Police Department Manuals

Taser - Gordon Black Report, Brattleboro PD VT, 2008

Policies & Procedures - Taser, VT State Police

Publication • February 25, 2016

Filed under: Excessive Force, Stun Guns/Tasers, Police Department Manuals

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Directive #380 - Religious Observance, VT DOC, 2007

Publication • February 16, 2016

Filed under: Religious Freedom

Directive #380 - Religious Observance, VT DOC, 2007 State of Vermont, Agency of Human Services Department of Corrections Chapter: Programs – Volunteer Services Page 1 of 13 Title: Religious Observance # 380.01 Supersedes #380, dated 9/27/1984 Attachments, Forms & Companion Documents: 1. Inmate Religious Preference Registration Form 2. Request for …

Vermont’s Policy of Sending Prisoners Out-of-State Found Unconstitutional

Article • February 2, 2016 • from PLN February, 2016

Filed under: Out of State Transfers, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Gender Discrimination -- Men, Overcrowding, Fathers in Prison, Children of Prisoners

Vermont’s Policy of Sending Prisoners Out-of-State Found Unconstitutional by David Reutter A Vermont Superior Court held the policy of the Vermont Department of Corrections (VDOC) to send hundreds of male prisoners to out-of-state facilities, regardless of whether they have close bonds with their young children, while keeping all women prisoners …

Vermont Law Shields For-Profit Healthcare Provider from Public Scrutiny

Article • January 7, 2016

Filed under: Private Contractors, Failure to Treat, Disclosure of Records, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Vermont Law Shields For-Profit Healthcare Provider from Public Scrutiny by Joe Watson When Vermont's Department of Corrections hired a for-profit healthcare provider in 2010 to treat the state's 2,000 prisoners, it also hired an independent third-party to keep tabs on the private contractor. And yet, Correct Care Solutions (CCS) has …

Michigan: Private Prison More Costly than State-Run Prison, Attracts Out-of-State Contracts

Article • December 31, 2015 • from PLN January, 2016

Filed under: Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Management and Training Corporation

Michigan: Private Prison More Costly than State-Run Prison, Attracts Out-of-State Contracts by David Reutter Michigan: Private Prison More Costly than State-Run Prison, Attracts Out-of-State Contracts by David Reutter The GEO Group, one of the nation’s largest for-profit prison companies, has signed contracts with Vermont and Washington State to house prisoners …

Pre-Conviction DNA Collection Unconstitutional in Vermont

Article • November 6, 2015

Filed under: DNA Testing/Samples

Pre-Conviction DNA Collection Unconstitutional in Vermont by Pre-Conviction DNA Collection Unconstitutional in Vermont Holding that the Vermont Constitution affords greater protections than the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution from unconstitutional search and seizures, on July 11, 2014, the Supreme Court of Vermont held that the most recent amendment …

Vermont Seeks to Improve Management of Prisoner Medical Costs

Article • November 3, 2015

Filed under: Private Contractors

Vermont Seeks to Improve Management of Prisoner Medical Costs by Derek Gilna Vermont Seeks to Improve Management of Prisoner Medical Costs by Derek Gilna Vermonters have a well-deserved reputation for fiscal responsibility, so it is no surprise that State Auditor Doug Hoffer’s 2013 audit report detailing spending on Vermont’s in-state …

Prison Health Services Must Indemnify Vermont against Wrongful Death Claims

Article • November 2, 2015

Filed under: Prison Health Services, Corizon, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Prison Health Services Must Indemnify Vermont against Wrongful Death Claims by Mark Wilson Prison Health Services Must Indemnify Vermont against Wrongful Death Claims by Mark Wilson On December 20, 2013, the Vermont Supreme Court held that Corizon Health, Inc. – formerly Prison Health Services, Inc. (PHS) – was required to …

LeClair v. Hoffmann, VT, Complaint, personal injury negligence, 2005

Brief • October 31, 2015

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Protect (General)

LeClair v. Hoffmann, VT, Complaint, personal injury negligence, 2005 I I 7-... , ._..7 "Oe STATE OF NERMONT WASHINGTON .COUNTY I. SS. . WALTER LECLAIRE V Ig 100 41 i I: •• ; . ) DOCRET'NO. ROB HOFMANNf: COMMISSIONER.r VT ) DEPT. 'OF CORRECTIONS (AND) ') 'CORRECTIONS CORPORATIONHOF — ) …

$30,000 for Vermont Woman Who Sees Boyfriend Tasered

Article • October 28, 2015

Filed under: Stun Guns/Tasers, Police--Excessive Force, Excessive Force (Police)

$30,000 for Vermont Woman Who Sees Boyfriend Tasered by $30,000 for Vermont Woman Who Sees Boyfriend Tasered The State Attorney’s Office of Vermont settled, in December 2013, for $30,000 an emotional distress suit with the live-in girlfriend of a mentally-ill man who was fatally tasered by a state trooper on …

Patient A v. Vermont Agency of Human Services, VT, Order on Mot for SJ, CCS Medical Malpractice, 2015

Brief • October 21, 2015

Filed under: Correct Care Solutions, Medication, Malpractice, Americans with Disabilities Act, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Patient A v. Vermont Agency of Human Services, VT, Order on Mot for SJ, CCS Medical Malpractice, 2015 Case 5:14-cv-00206-gwc Document 85 Filed 10/23/15 Page 1 of 12 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF VERMONT PATIENT A, Plaintiff, v. VERMONT AGENCY OF HUMAN SERVICES, VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL …

Prisoner A v. State of Vermont, VT, Verified Complaint, Delayed Release, 2015

Brief • October 15, 2015

Filed under: Overdetention, Americans with Disabilities Act, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Prisoner A v. State of Vermont, VT, Verified Complaint, Delayed Release, 2015 Case 2:15-cv-00221-wks Document 1 Filed 10/15/15 Page 1 of 10 u.s. c.;~- 1 .:c.r cDURT •_I:C',·',~10tH O! I::.TR"f"·;1..., U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF VERMONT t v ..'-, · - • ·- ' :· :I_·::.D 20150CT 15 …