Vermont's prison population
Key Facts about people incarcerated in Vermont
Between 1980 and 2009, the number of people incarcerated in Vermont's unified corrections system rose by 363 percent to its peak of 2,220 people.
By June 2019, the DOC reported that there were 1,708 people incarcerated under its jurisdiction.
At the end of 2016, 7,400 people —over 1 percent of state's total population —were under some form of correctional control.
Until recently, more than 200 people incarcerated under the jurisdiction of the DOC were held in a facility in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.
At the end of 2016, 7,400 people in Vermont were under some form of correctional control.
Between 2009 and 2017, the number of women incarcerated under Vermont's jurisdiction remained relatively flat, while the number of men dropped by 32 percent.
The proportion of people age 50 or older incarcerated under Vermont jurisdiction increased from approximately 11 to 19 percent between 2008 and 2018.
Women in the Vermont justice system are twice as likely as men to have their parental rights terminated.
Over the course of a year, 6,000 children will experience having a parent incarcerated in Vermont.