Defender General News Today

WATERBURY, Vt. — The Vermont Department of Corrections (DOC) has announced the death of Roy Patten, an incarcerated individual receiving palliative care at the Jack Byrne Center in Lebanon, New

The White House plans to nominate April Perry to a US district court seat in Chicago after her selection as the first female federal chief prosecutor in the city stalled in the Senate.

WATERBURY — The Vermont Department of Corrections announced the death of Alfred Brochu, an incarcerated individual at Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility (TCCF).

Two well-known Bennington attorneys – seasoned prosecutor Alexander Burke and accomplished public defender Susan McManus – at the Bennington Courthouse are among a small group of lawyers nominated by Governor Phil Scott to become Vermont’s newest Superior Court judges.

Two well-known Bennington attorneys – seasoned prosecutor Alexander Burke and accomplished public defender Susan McManus – at the Bennington Courthouse are among a small group of lawyers nominated by Governor Phil Scott to become Vermont’s newest Superior Court judges.

WATERBURY, VT – The Vermont Department of Corrections has announced the death of a detainee at Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield.

At the Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center, a troubled girl was held in isolation and subjected to violent restraints — even as advocates pressed for reforms at the facility. The full story of what she endured inside Woodside, which was run by the Department for Children and Families before it was shuttered, has never been told — until now.

WATERBURY — The Vermont Department of Corrections announced on Monday the death of a detainee at Northwest State Correctional Facility in St. Albans.

Judge Justin P. Jiron is leaving Caledonia County soon and heading to the bench in Orleans Superior Court.

Judge Justin P. Jiron is leaving Caledonia County soon and heading to the bench in Orleans Superior Court.