Northern State Correctional Facility
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| Location | 2559 Glen Road, Newport, Orleans County, Vermont, USA |
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| Coordinates | 44°54′24″N 72°11′26″W / 44.906757°N 72.1905832°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Medium |
| Capacity | 433 |
| Population | 417 (as of FY2010[1]) |
| Opened | 1994 |
The Northern State Correctional Facility (NSCF) is a state prison in the city of Newport, Orleans County, Vermont, USA. It holds up to 433 medium security male prisoners[2] and is the largest prison in Vermont.[3] The Vermont Department of Corrections is responsible for running this prison.
A branch of the Community High School of Vermont is located there. It is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. It graduated 13 men in 2007.[4]
In 2008, the budget for the facility was $10 million.[5] The total expenditures for Fiscal Year 2010 were $16,698,753.[1]
In 2013, the superintendent named four gangs prevalent among the prisoners: the Crips, the Bloods, the Aryan Nation, and, a local gang, the Chittenden County White Boys. He indicated that Vermont is not violent and the local culture prevails with minimum conflict among the gangs.[6]
Media
[edit]The prisoners formed a theater group which they named "The Usual Suspects."[citation needed]
In 2011, Muslim inmates complained that their religious needs were not being met during Ramadan. This made national news.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b [1] Archived June 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Welcome to" (PDF). Motoruponline.com. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Gresser, Joseph (May 2, 2007). Prisoners earn diplomas. the Chronicle.
- ^ Gresser, Joseph (June 4, 2008). State outlines new prison policy. the Chronicle.
- ^ Gresser, Joseph (January 23, 2014). "Departing superintendent offers a tour of prison". The Chronicle. Barton, Vermont. p. 14.
- ^ "Jailed Muslims say beliefs not met". Florida Today. Melbourne, Florida. November 29, 2011. pp. 10A. Archived from the original on December 1, 2011.
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