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The New Hampshire Department of Corrections says that in order to comply with Gov. Chris Sununu s proposed budget, it would have to cut rehabilitative and educational programs that serve hundreds of inmates every year.
In a presentation to lawmakers this week, DOC Commissioner Helen Hanks said the state is looking at closing the Shea Farm Transitional Housing Unit for women in Concord and the Calumet Transitional Housing Unit for men in Manchester. These halfway houses currently serve around fifty inmates who typically are working in the community and awaiting parole hearings.
The closures would require major shifts at the Concord Transitional Work Center, a minimum security unit at the N.H. State Prison for Men. According to Hanks, 75 inmates would be moved back into higher security units at the prison in order to make room for those formerly at the halfway houses.
Update: Thursday, Feb. 25, 6:29 p.m.
The state is working to expand vaccination efforts across New Hampshire, including for residents who are unable to get out to get their vaccine dose.
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So far, more than 288,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered, according to Dr. Beth Daly, chief of the Bureau of Infectious Disease Control for New Hampshire Health and Human Services. Of those, 197,000 were first doses; the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines are a two-shot dose.
State health officials today also noted progress in vaccination at long-term care facilities, which will help update and expand visitation policies. DHHS Commissioner Lori Shibinette said the new guidelines would soon be introduced.
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