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Vermont Edition
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Vermont Edition

Corrections Commissioner Nicholas Deml on the challenges facing Vermont's prisons

By Mikaela Lefrak,
Matthew F Smith
Published April 5, 2022 at 4:34 PM EDT
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Vermont's six state prisons, roughly 1,300 prisoners and about 1,000 corrections officers are now under the oversight of Corrections Commissioner Nicholas Deml.

The head of Vermont鈥檚 Department of Corrections has been on the job roughly half a year. He's facing a , questions over during the pandemic, and at the Newport prison. This hour, DOC Commissioner Nicholas Deml discusses the challenges facing Vermont鈥檚 prisons.

Broadcast live on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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Mikaela Lefrak
Mikaela Lefrak is the host and senior producer of Vermont Edition. Her stories have aired nationally on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Marketplace, The World and Here & Now. A seasoned local reporter, Mikaela has won two regional Edward R. Murrow awards and a Public Media Journalists Association award for her work.
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Matthew F Smith
Matt Smith worked for 开云体育 from 2017 to 2023 as managing editor and senior producer of Vermont Edition.
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