Northern State Correctional Facility

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Northern State Correctional Facility
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Northern State Correctional Facility
Location2559 Glen Road, Newport, Orleans County, Vermont, USA
Coordinates 44°54′24″N72°11′26″W / 44.906757°N 72.1905832°W / 44.906757; -72.1905832
StatusOperational
Security classMedium
Capacity433
Population417(as of FY2010 [1] )
Opened1994
Managed byScott Martin

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.

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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]

The interim superintendent is Scott Martin. [ citation needed ]

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

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]

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  1. 1 2 Archived June 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Welcome to" (PDF). Motoruponline.com. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2014-01-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ Gresser, Joseph (May 2, 2007). Prisoners earn diplomas. the Chronicle.
  5. ↑ Gresser, Joseph (June 4, 2008). State outlines new prison policy. the Chronicle.
  6. ↑ Gresser, Joseph (January 23, 2014). "Departing superintendent offers a tour of prison". The Chronicle. Barton, Vermont. p. 14.
  7. ↑ "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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