Civil liberties advocates decry state collection of DNA samples from accused criminals
When the law went into effect on July 1, 2011, Vermont became one of 25 states that allow DNA sample collection of felony suspects and some alleged misdemeanor sex offenders.
Part II, Dying in Cell 40: State hired for-profit firm with rap sheet of death and lawsuits
For-profit companies like Prison Health Services pit the health care needs of an often despised population against their own need to turn a profit.
Part I, Dying in Cell 40: Flaws in Vermont’s prison medical system were fatal for Ashley Ellis
Ellis’ life was in the hands of a company with a cross-country rap sheet that is spattered with deaths, lawsuits, millions of dollars in fines and settlements and numerous investigations.
