Advocates And Medical Experts Urge Janey To Stop 'Criminalizing Poverty' By Evacuating Tents At Mass And Cass
“We know that criminalizing addiction, criminalizing mental health and criminalizing poverty does not work, it has never worked."
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“We know that criminalizing addiction, criminalizing mental health and criminalizing poverty does not work, it has never worked."
Addiction doctors, public health leaders, and housing advocates condemned the approach undertaken at Mass. and Cass. Read more on Boston.com
Residents of the encampments are being told “all items must be removed” from the public spaces. Read more on Boston.com.
Acting Mayor Kim Janey vowed to end encampments around the crime-ridden area near Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard, promising to find shelter for those staying in tents and to forcibly remove people unwilling to comply with the city's efforts.
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