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Why does Vermont send people to an out-of-state prison? artwork
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Why does Vermont send people to an out-of-state prison?

Brave Little State by Vermont Public Radio

Jun 11, 202629:46Society & Culture

Right now, there are around 150 Vermonters behind bars in Tutwiler, Mississippi. Question-asker Devon Kurtz is wondering: Why does the state send these men to a private prison more than a thousand miles away — especially...

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