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Jenney Samuelson Named Vermont Human Services Secretary on Permanent Basis

4/7/2022

Jenney Samuelson Named Vermont Human Services Secretary on Permanent Basis

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott has named Jenney Samuelson secretary of the Agency of Human Services to lead corrections, foster care and other state systems.

Vermont Public Workers Union Demands Secure Facility for Incarcerated Youth

1/24/2022

Vermont Public Workers Union Demands Secure Facility for Incarcerated Youth

Vermont has no secure place to hold severely troubled youth who previously would have been housed in the Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center, which closed in 2020.

Vermont Public Workers Union Demands Secure Facility for Incarcerated Youth

6/3/2021

Vermont Governor Vetoes Bill to Withhold Older Youth Offenders’ Names

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott has vetoed a measure that would have required police to withhold from the public the identity of juvenile offenders under the age of 20 unless or until they are charged with a felony.

11/15/2018

Profiles in Permanency: Surveying Adoptive Families And Guardians in Vermont

The National Quality Improvement Center for Adoption and Guardianship Support and Preservation (QIC-AG) is a five-year project funded by the Children’s Bureau, a division of the Administration for Children and Families at the Department of Health and Human Services.

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6/25/2018

In Another Big Year for “Raise the Age” Laws, One State Now Considers All Teens as Juveniles

The number of states where youth younger than 18 are deemed to be adults in the eyes of the law is now down to four. And the number of states where the juvenile age extends beyond 18 is now up to one.

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8/19/2014

Jim Jeffords Legacy: Youth Development, Not Just Party Defection

Former Sen. Jim Jeffords, who served the people of Vermont for three decades in Washington, passed away today at the age of 80. There is no doubt that Jeffords will be most remembered for his defection from the Republican Party in 2001, just as the G.O.P.