Joshua Martin: Lawyers oppose Scott prison plan

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Joshua T. Martin, Esq., president of the Franklin and Grand Isle Bar Association. The commentary is that group’s position on Gov. Phil Scott’s prison proposal.
The Franklin-Grand Isle Counties Bar Association at its Jan. 31 meeting unanimously adopted a resolution vigorously opposing Gov. Phil Scott and Human Services Secretary Al Gobeille’s proposal to construct a 925-bed “mixed use” prison campus in St. Albans. Numerous r