Vt. study eyes ways to cut prison population / [USA] Boston Globe, 7 Sep 2004

http://www.boston.com/news/local/vermont/articles/2004/09/07/vt_study_eyes_ways_to_cut_prison_population/> "Vermont's community mental health system, struggling with tight budgets and high staff turnover, may need to brace itself for a new tidal wave of responsibility, advocates say.

A new report by the Governor's Commission on Corrections Overcrowding points to community services as playing a key role in treating mental health and substance abuse problems among people the report says should be released from prison."
http://www.vermont.gov/governor/priorities/Overcrowding-Commission-Report.pdf