Justice Reinvestment in Vermont: Overview

This overview outlines a number of criminal justice challenges in Vermont, including high opioid overdose death rates, overcrowded prisons, and a lack of capacity to analyze justice system data, and provides a summary of the Justice Reinvestment process.

September 2019 | The Council of State Governments Justice Center
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