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State plans to send inmates to Alabama
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Corrections officials hope to sign a contract with a new Alabama prison to send up to 80 prisoners there.VPR News
Corrections commissioner moves to Human Services
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Vermont Corrections Commissioner Rob Hofmann will become Vermont’s new secretary of the Agency of Human Services.VPR News
Interview: Corrections Commissioner Rob Hofmann
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A few weeks ago some inmates at the Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility in Rutland took part in what officials called a prison disturbance. Earlier this week, inmates were returned to the damaged unit. And an investigation by the Vermont State Police is still underway. Corrections Commissioner Rob Hofmann says the disturbance was confined to one area…VPR News
Corrections Department says it will comply with local sex offender restrictions
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It could get complicated for the Department of Corrections as communities set restrictions on where released sex offenders can live. Probation and parole officials have begun to plan how to comply with new ordinances. In Barre, for example, sections of the city have been put off limits to anyone convicted of a sex crime.VPR News
Prison superintendent leaves unexpectedly
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The superintendent of Vermont’s newest prison has left his job there after three years.VPR News