MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — With Vermont’s prison facilities aging, lawmakers are beginning to grapple with whether to build new or patch up the old.

The state Department of Buildings and General Services shared data with a legislative committee this past week on the maintenance costs of all eight Vermont correctional facilities and the estimated cost of replacing them.

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