juvenile detention
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State pulls out of city juvenile center project
State officials are backing off from their goal of siting in Vergennes a 14-bed locked detention and counseling center for teens with law enforcement involvement. But it remains…
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Firm set to operate city juvenile center faces allegations
Vergennes officials and residents are concerned about last week’s report in Seven Days of legal issues experienced by the Sentinel Group — including charges of sexual abuse of…
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DCF chief offers perspective on Sentinel Group
Last week Seven Days published an article detailing a significant series of alleged, and in one case proven, abuse of juveniles at residential treatment facilities operated and/or overseen…
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Vergennes youth facility won’t include older teens
A Department for Children and Families official said that a planned Vergennes residential youth facility will not include space for older teens, backtracking on earlier plans to expand…
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Top 10: City residents wary of proposed juvenile facility
News first surfaced in April of a proposal to build a 20,000-square-foot, 14-bed, locked facility in Vergennes. It would house what state officials called “justice-involved” youth on a…
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Vergennes creates wish list for accepting juvenile center
Vergennes is creating a list of things it wants from the state in exchange for hosting a 14-bed, juvenile short-term detention and counseling facility on Comfort Hill, which…
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What would a juvenile facility look like?
What exactly is planned for the Green Mountain Youth Campus juvenile facility on Vergennes’s Comfort Hill?
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City panel to work on juvenile facility
The Vergennes City Council and Planning Commission are taking steps that could pave the way for what Vermont officials are calling the “Green Mountain Youth Campus,” a 14-bed…
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City juvenile facility plan questioned at meeting
A June 5 gathering of about 40 city residents and officials at the Vergennes Opera House heard leaders of the Department for Children and Families and the Department…
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Juvenile center meeting on tap in Vergennes
The Department for Children and Families next week will hold a public meeting about its recently announced plans to build a secure youth treatment center, called the Green…
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Letter to the editor: Fill empty space before building new juvenile facility
It’s important for the state of Vermont to have a safe and comfortable facility to treat traumatized juveniles. Addison County and the City of Vergennes may well be…
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Vt. officials explain juvenile center plan
Two high-ranking state officials told the Independent last week there would be a thorough public process before a secure 14-bed facility to offer treatment to traumatized “justice-involved” juveniles…
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Juvenile facility may be in the works for Vergennes
Vermont officials are considering putting a secure juvenile detention facility on state-owned land in Vergennes, but City Manager Ron Redmond said it is not a done deal.