After getting $5 million in taxpayer money for renovations, Becket/VPI will also be contracting with the state to operate this facility for six individuals for approximately $3.9 million per year. That translates to $1,774 per bed per night every single day, whether it’s occupied or not.
“It’s clear that the proposed facility is a detention center first, and any mental health services they offer are secondary. We hope the Supreme Court can see through this clear perversion of statute by the state in an attempt to circumvent the laws and will of the people.”
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NEWBURY, Vt. A decision rendered Tuesday in the Environmental Division of the Vermont Superior Court reverses the Newbury Development Review Board’s denial of a permit for a proposed youth detention center in town.The decision may pave the way for a.
A decision rendered Tuesday in the Environmental Division of the Vermont Superior Court reverses the Newbury Development Review Board’s denial of a permit for a proposed youth detention center in town.