ACLU launches campaign to cut state’s prison population in half

James Lyall, executive director of the Vermont chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, speaks Wednesday at the Statehouse about an initiative to cut the state’s prison population in half. Photo by Alan J. Keays/VTDigger
James Lyall says he is confident Vermont can cut its prison population in half, and he’s launching a campaign to help the state do just that.
Lyall, who is executive director of the Vermont chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, spoke at a Statehouse pr