Northern State Correctional Facility

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.

Northern State Correctional Facility
Location2559 Glen Road, Newport, Orleans County, Vermont, USA
Coordinates44.906757°N 72.1905832°W / 44.906757; -72.1905832
StatusOperational
Security classMedium
Capacity433
Population417 (as of FY2010[1])
Opened1994
Managed byScott Martin

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.

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."

In 2011, Muslim inmates complained that their religious needs were not being met during Ramadan. This made national news.[7]

References
  1. 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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