There are 224 Vermont inmates sitting in prison who could be released if they had a place to live, according to data from the Department of Corrections.
DOC officials say they need more halfway houses, but that is not the only hurdle inmates who have served their sentences face when they are sent back into the community.
It is not clear whether the number represents a trend up or down from past years, although a DOC official said the number of inmates eligible for release except for housing last fall was 194.
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