'Coming Home' documents life after prison

Join us on Wednesday, Jan. 16 at 6 p.m. at the Springfield Town Library for a free showing of the new documentary by Bess O’Brien, “Coming Home.”

Trans ex-inmate sues DOC, claims harassment, assault in male prison

A former Vermont prisoner is suing current and former top-ranking state Department of Corrections officials, claiming that despite being transgender and asking to go to a female facility they placed her in the Springfield male prison where she was beat up by another inmate.

Assault on a correctional officer

On Oct. 23, 2018, detectives with the Vermont State Police charged an inmate at the Southern State Correctional Facility, in Springfield, Vermont, with assaulting a correctional officer.

Inmate assaults three officers

On Oct. 23, 2018, detectives with the Vermont State Police, charged an inmate at the Southern State Correctional Facility, in Springfield, Vermont, with assaulting three correctional officers.

Caught with drugs in jail

An inmate at Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield has been cited to appear in court for drug possession.

SSCF replaces superintendent again

Vermont’s largest prison has a new director less than two years after its last leadership change.

Man charged with assaulting Vermont corrections officer

An inmate at the Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield is charged with assaulting a Correctional Officer.

Vermont Prisons: A Cultural Shift

On a Friday night in March, a 37-year-old inmate at the Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield hanged himself in his cell. Some inmates were having difficulty coping with the sudden loss of a friend. Others were angry the Vermont Department of Corrections hadn’t done more to prevent the tragedy.

Inmate could face life after assault charge

A man awaiting sentence for manslaughter in the 2015 death of a Springfield neighbor could be facing a life sentence after police said he assaulted a guard at the Rutland jail in April.

lnmate receives extra month in Springfield jail for trying to bring in heroin packets

An inmate who smuggled a “bundle” consisting of ten bags of heroin into the Springfield jail back in March has been sentenced to an extra month behind bars as a result of the incident.

Gregory Smith charged with assault on corrections officer

A Springfield, Vermont man incarcerated for the 2015 death of his former neighbor is facing aggravated assault charges following an alleged assault on a correctional officer.

SSCF inmate reportedly commits suicide

Vermont State Police report an inmate at the Southern State Correctional Facility has committed suicide. On Friday, March 30, at approximately 7:44 p.m., the Southern State Correctional Facility advised the Vermont State Police of the suicide of inmate Nicholas Lynch, 37.

Committee continues to struggle with options for defunct prison

State Rep. Alice Emmons, D-Windsor 3-2, said Monday that the House Committee on Corrections and Institutions is “struggling” with what to do with the now-defunct Windsor correctional facility, which the state closed Oct. 31 to reduce budget costs.

Report suggests new Vermont mega-prison

A new report drafted for the Vermont Legislature suggests replacing several aging correctional facilities with one mega-prison, designed for specific inmate groups, over the next decade.

SSCF inmates charged with drug possession

Two inmates at Southern State Correctional Facility face charges after allegedly bringing drugs into the prison.

SSCF inmate charged with assault on officer, fellow inmate

An inmate at the Southern State Correctional Facility has been charged with assault on a corrections officer and another inmate after a Nov. 2 incident at the prison.

'They killed him': As a Vermont inmate suffered from untreated cancer, officials delayed care

Bobby Hutt died of cancer in October 2014, after suffering for over a year. His sisters say the Vermont Department of Corrections "killed him" by waiting until the cancer got so bad that Bobby's leg broke beneath him.

Another Vermonter dies after time in PA prison

A Vermont inmate has died at the Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield almost two weeks after returning to the state from Pennsylvania.

Correctional officer assaulted by inmate at SSCF

Vermont State Police say that last month an inmate attempting suicide at Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield kicked a correctional officer trying to restrain him.

Inmate charged with assault on a correctional officer

On Tuesday, Oct. 24, the Vermont State Police charged Lucas Vorsteveld for assault on a correctional officer at the Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield.