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Moving Our Out-Of-State Prisoners, Again

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Vermont's approximately 270 out-of-state prisoners are about to be moved from Michigan to Pennsylvania.

Just two years after Vermont's out-of-state prisoners were moved to a private facility in Michigan operated by GEO Group, they'll be on the move again. They're about to be re-located to a state-run prison in Pennsylvania.

We speak with Department of Corrections Commissioner Lisa Menard about the reasons for the move and the logistics involved with transporting almost 270 prisoners to another facility. We also discuss other corrections issues. And we hear from Eric Daley, a Vermont prisoner at the Michigan facility, about his concerns for the move.

Broadcast live on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

Ric was a producer for Vermont Edition and host of the VPR Cafe.
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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