Vermont proposes juvenile detention facility in Newbury
March 8, 2021
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NEWBURY, Vt. (AP) State officials are hoping to open a proposed six-bed juvenile detention facility in Newbury by the end of the year to replace the state s only such facility, the Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center in Essex, that closed in October.
The nearly 280-acre property at the end of a rural road in the small town of Newbury has served as a 12-bed treatment center for children since 2013. The plans includes about $3.2 million in renovations to convert the building to a secure facility, with secure windows, electronically controlled doors, a video monitoring system, new lighting, a wire mesh fence around the outdoor recreation space and a backup generator, the Valley News reported on Saturday.
Neighbors express reservations about planned juvenile detention facility in Wells River
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NEWBURY, Vt. Neighbors of a 280-acre property slated to become home to a six-bed juvenile detention facility are questioning whether their small, rural community is the right place for such an institution.
The proposed Covered Bridge Treatment Center would replace the former Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center in Essex, Vt., which closed in October when there were no residents occupying the jail-like facility’s 30 beds and the state faced legal battles related to employees’ previous use of restraints on young people.
The idea of bringing boys between the ages of 12 and 17 who have committed acts of varying levels of aggression to the town of roughly 2,200 “threatens my perception of Newbury as being a safe place to live,” Joanne O’Meara, a survivor of long-term violence and abuse who lives on Fish Pond Road within walking distance of the proposed
COLCHESTER, Vt. (AP) More than a year after a juvenile detention facility effectively closed, the state is moving forward with a plan to demolish it and replace it with a therapeutic facility.
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by Devon Green VAHHS Vice President of Governmental Relations Sometimes legislative resolutions have so many “whereases” and words that the sentiment can get lost during the formality. This was not the case last week, when the full House and Senate passed a simple resolution recognizing the unwavering dedication of Vermont’s health care workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic.
More importantly, both the legislature and administration have supported this sentiment with regulatory flexibilities and funding throughout the entirety of the pandemic. I’ve talked to my counterparts in other states as they battle legislation
prohibiting mask requirements and have openly fought with their Departments of Health. Whereas, VAHHS and its hospitals continue to be grateful for a legislature and administration that listens to and supports its health care workers. Resolved: Thank you.