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Vermont courts are under a judicial emergency during the coronavirus crisis, suspending most hearings and postponing most jury trials. But what does the�

Woodside, Vermont's only juvenile detention facility, recently hit a milestone: it was empty for the first time in its more than 30-year history. Now the�

Updated 11:20 a.m. Nov. 26State officials announced they want to close Vermont's only juvenile detention facility next year.The Department of Children and�

Vermont’s sole juvenile detention center is empty for the first time in years � a significant milestone for the facility, which been under scrutiny for�

An influx of child welfare cases in Vermont has the Scott administration looking for new ways to resolve allegations of child neglect.Ken Schatz,�

A federal judge on Friday ordered Vermont's juvenile detention facility to reduce the use of solitary confinement and ease disciplinary procedures.The�

A new federal lawsuit alleges children at Vermont's juvenile detention center are being held in conditions that are "physically and emotionally�

In 2015, then-Gov. Peter Shumlin announced a plan to invest millions of dollars in Vermont's child-protection system. One of the main goals was to reduce�

The Defender General’s Office has sued Vermont’s only juvenile detention facility, accusing staffers of using “dangerous and painful restraint� techniques�

When Ken Schatz took charge of the Department for Children and Families four years ago, DCF was still under intense scrutiny after the deaths of two young�