The state
Senate is considering a plan that would permit adults to get some criminal
records erased if the crime happened when they were juveniles. Only nonviolent
misdemeanor convictions would be considered, and there would be a 10 year wait before making the request.
Vermont has the lowest incarceration rate for juveniles in the nation, because the state instead focuses on rehabilitating kids in the community. Also, we begin a series that looks at the first 400 years of music in our region.