Justice Reinvestment State Brief: Vermont

This brief is part of a series for state policymakers interested in learning how particular states across the country have employed a data-driven strategy called Justice Reinvestment to better manage corrections spending, increase public safety, and redirect some of the savings toward efforts that will improve conditions in the neighborhoods to which most people released from prison return. This brief in the series focuses on Vermont.

September 2008 | The Council of State Governments Justice Center
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