Archive
Besides his books, Bill has written a variety of poems, short stories, opinion pieces, and more.
A.G. Bill Barr-barism: Will execute the only woman on death row on Dec. 8th
Rarely do I repost another’s blog, but I cannot express my own horror better than that expressed by the Cornell Law School’s Center on the Death Penalty Worldwide. Please read Cornell...
Time to Close the Women’s Prison for Good
The recent reactions of various officials blinking in the glare of the latest reports by Seven Days and Vermont Digger about the inhumane and abusive conditions and lack of accountability in the Chittenden Regional...
Did We End the Death Penalty ?
The last person Vermont executed was Donald Demag on December 8, 1954. Demag committed two robberies and killed two people while doing so. He was electrocuted in the state’s electric...
Will the Vermont Death Penalty Live On?
Our prisons are a petri dish for Covid-19. Vermont has over 1700 people in its six correctional facilities and another 300 locked away in federal prisons. Some 7800 Vermonters are under the supervision of...
A New Vermont Prison: Build it and they will come?
As a community, we need to make cost-efficient, long-term, and morally responsible decisions. Are we a punitive state or a supportive community that enables healing and shared prosperity? Do we...
Crime and Punishment
Vermont’s electric chair in storage at the Vermont Historical Society in Barre Photo by and courtesy of Valley News 2017 The many challenges Vermont currently faces demand courage, bold thinking,...
