Vermont's Addiction: How the Opiate Epidemic Affects All Vermonters
Too often, Vermonters suffering from addiction are met with handcuffs and prison cells instead of treatment and support, further fueling our nationwide crisis of mass incarceration.
Past Events
The Most Powerful Person in the Criminal Justice System @ Northshire Bookstore
The U.S. represents just 4% of the world's population, yet we lock up nearly 25% of the world's prisoners.
July 12, 2018
Smart Justice Presentation @ Rokeby Museum
The U.S. represents just 4% of the world's population, yet we lock up nearly 25% of the world's prisoners.
What is Restorative Justice?
Many people in prison don’t belong there, but what do we do with people who have caused real harm?
The Most Powerful Person in the Criminal Justice System
Many voters don’t know that one of the most important people in the criminal justice system is someone that we elect: their local prosecutor. In Vermont, our prosecutors are called ‘State’s Attorneys’ and every county has one.
Punishment for Profit: Private Prisons & Vermont
In January, the Scott administration introduced a proposal for a 925 bed mega-prison complex to be built by a private prison company with a terrible track record for human rights abuses. We’ll give an overview of the private prison industry and alternatives to spending $150 million on a new pris
Mass Incarceration 101
What are the root causes driving mass incarceration, despite evidence that prisons aren’t effective means of rehabilitation or creating safer communities?