Vermont lawmakers push ahead on new limits on restraining kids in state custody

Vermont lawmakers push ahead on new limits on restraining kids in state custody

Matthew Bernstein, Vermont’s child, youth and family advocate, in November 2023. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Restraint reform Advocates and lawmakers want to place new statutory limits on the use of restraints and confinement practices for some youth in state custody. And when those methods are used, they say, they need to know more about each incident. According to Matthew Bernstein, the state’s child, youth and family advocate, it’s a…