Pearce raises ‘serious concerns’ about financing of prison proposal

State Treasurer Beth Pearce. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger
The state treasurer says she has “serious concerns” about the financing of a proposal for a new prison and mental health facility using a partnership between the state and a private company.
Gov. Phil Scott’s administration offered a concept for a 925-bed prison and psychiatric care facility in Franklin County last month in response to a legislative request to analyze the state’s mental health and corrections n