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view9234 t1_itt75ka wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Boston reconsiders using part of a jail to house people at 'Mass. and Cass' by FuriousAlbino

>The Nashua Street jail is operating at almost 300 prisoners below capacity, according to the sheriff's office

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amish_hacker473 t1_itt85px wrote

That gap would be filled quicker than coffee and a bad case of diarrhea.

Once those beds are filled, it's harder to make room for prisoners - ya know the people who should jail.

I'm not against finding a better spot for homeless people than the street, these people deserve better and need a lot of help. I don't think jail is the ideal place. At the same time, jails are drug free and addiction is the main problem in homelessness.

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