Vermont’s Department of Corrections estimates that at any given time in our prison system there are around 100 people who have served their minimum sentence but cannot be released due to lack of approved housing.
When we talk about the problem of mass incarceration and its impacts, it’s not just an issue of how many people are incarcerated, but also who is being locked up. According to the Sentencing Project, people of color are more likely than white Americans to be arrested; once arrested, the
Creating a Future Beyond Prisons: Woodstock Social Justice Initiative 2nd Annual John Brown Day Conference, 10/13/18
All members and friends of the ACLU are invited to join us at this year’s annual meeting in September
On Saturday, September 15th at 5:00 PM, the ACLU of Vermont is hosting a screening of the powerful Emmy Award-winning & Oscar-nominated documentary 13th at The Big Picture Theatre in Waitsfield.
Too often, Vermonters suffering from addiction are met with handcuffs and prison cells instead of treatment and support, further fueling our nationwide crisis of mass incarceration.
The U.S. represents just 4% of the world's population, yet we lock up nearly 25% of the world's prisoners.
The U.S. represents just 4% of the world's population, yet we lock up nearly 25% of the world's prisoners.
Many people in prison don’t belong there, but what do we do with people who have caused real harm?
Many voters don’t know that one of the most important people in the criminal justice system is someone that we elect: their local prosecutor. In Vermont, our prosecutors are called ‘State’s Attorneys’ and every county has one.