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Group Seeks To Ban MA Sex Offenders From Homeless Shelters

By Corey Rayburnyung

The Boston Globe has an interesting article discussing a new push to ban sex offenders from homeless shelters. From the article:As the state?s steep budget cuts have forced organizations that help the homeless to cut beds, staff, and programs, the advocates for the needy say banning sex offenders would allow shelters to save money on security, open up space for others, and make shelters safer.The Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance, which represents 90 organizations that provide services to the homeless, has urged state lawmakers to add shelters to an increasingly long list of residential bans for many sex offenders. They are already barred in some communities from living near schools, day-care centers, parks, playgrounds, libraries, or nursing homes...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on November 19, 2009 (boomark / email).