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Docket #0474 - Hearing to conduct a review of re-entry resources for incarcerated populations in Boston
A
A
Perfect,
so
for
the
record,
my
name
is
Andrea
Campbell
and
I
am
the
vice
chair
of
the
Boston
City
Council's
Committee
on
Public
Safety
and
criminal
justice.
I
have
to
acknowledge
that
councilor
Tim
McCarthy,
who
was
a
partner
in
this
work,
is
the
chair
of
the
Committee
on
Public,
Safety
and
criminal
justice
and
had
a
long-standing
conflict
tonight.
A
So
thus
I
am
chairing
the
hearing
this
evening,
but
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
him
and
his
team
for
the
work
they
put
into
this
hearing
order
and
into
this
work
generally
I
am
joined
by
my
colleagues
and
I'll
say
them
in
the
order
in
which
they
arrived.
Counselor
ed
Flynn,
councillor,
Kim,
Janie
and
Kelter
Frank
Baker
I
anticipate
some
other
colleagues
showing
up
this
evening.
I
think
with
the
rain
it
created
traffic,
so
I
anticipate
some
others
that
will
show
up.
A
Councilor
Pressley,
unfortunately
had
a
long-standing
conflict
and
could
not
be
here
this
evening,
but
has
some
team
members
I
believe
who
are
here?
Councillor
Wu
also
could
not
be
here
this
evening
due
to
a
long-standing
family
conflict,
but
also
has
some
team
members
here
as
well.
I
want
to
remind
folks
that
this
is
a
public
hearing,
it
is
being
recorded
and
it
will
be
rebroadcast
on
Comcast
channel
8,
our
Sen
Channel
82,
Verizon,
1,
964
and
also
online.
A
If
you
have
cell
phones
I
ask
that
you
silence
them
at
this
time,
so
they
won't
interrupt
the
testimony
we
will
hear
tonight.
We
will
be
taking
public
testimony
at
the
end
of
the
planned
panels.
So
if
you
want
to
offer
public
testimony
into
the
record,
please
do
sign
in
over
here
behind
us
check
a
box
and
let
us
know-
and
we
will
call
on
you
I'm
in
the
order
in
which
you
have
arrived.
I
already
know
that
many
folks
have
already
done
that.
A
So
thank
you
for
your
cooperation
and
at
the
end
we
allow
folks
two
to
three
minutes.
Obviously
we
want
to
make
sure
that
everyone
who
comes
has
an
opportunity
to
speak
an
opportunity
to
share
some
words
this
evening,
so
I
will
keep
track
of
the
time.
And
lastly,
when
you
come
up
to
do
public
testimony,
I
ask
that
you
state
your
name,
the
organization
you
were
affiliated
with,
as
well
for
the
record
at
this
time,
I'd
like
to
turn
it
over
to
Sheriff,
Steve
Tompkins,
and
thank
him
for
his
partnership.
In
this
discussion.
A
For
the
formal
record,
we
are
discussing
docket
number
zero
for
seven
for
an
order
for
a
hearing
to
conduct
a
comprehensive
review
of
reentry
resources
for
our
incarcerated
populations
in
the
city
of
Boston.
Thank
you
for
continuing
to
be
a
partner
in
this
work
and
thank
you
for
having
us
here
at
the
Suffolk
County
House
of
Corrections.
Well,.
B
Thank
you
very
much
when
you
said
that
docket
no,
but
I
feel
like
I'm
like
on
trial.
You
know
so
I
guess.
I'm
gonna
give
my
testimony
now.
First
and
foremost,
I
want
to
thank
everyone
for
coming
through
the
elements
to
get
here
tonight,
crucially
important
that
you're
here,
because
one
of
the
things
that
we
try
to
consistently
do
at
SES,
D,
Suffolk,
County,
Sheriff's
Department,
is
to
introduce
transparency.
B
We
think
it's
very
important
that
the
people
that
we
serve,
that
the
families
and
the
individuals
that
we
serve
and
those
that
are
housed
here,
that
their
families
and
friends
and
community
know
exactly
what's
going
on
behind
the
walls.
A
lot
of
people.
Don't
my
background
is
in
communications,
and
so
when
I
got
into
this
line
of
work,
I
had
a
whole
different.
My
lens
was
a
little
bit
wider.
B
I
saw
this
a
lot
differently
and
that
kind
of
keeping
the
shades
down
and
and
the
drapes
closed
is
not
something
that
I
was
ever
accustomed
to,
and
so,
as
you
know,
in
in
quasi
militaristic
environments,
like
this
you're
familiar
with
the
phrase,
we've
never
done
it
that
way.
So
why
do
we
want
to
change?
B
Well,
we
want
to
change
because
there's
a
new
sheriff
in
town
kind
of
thing,
so
it
worked
out
pretty
well
I'm
not
going
to
spend
a
heck
of
a
lot
of
time
up
here,
Madam
President,
but
what
I
want
to
say
is
this
I
want
to
give
you
a
couple
of
quick,
quick
statistics
so
of
the
1,600
or
there
abouts
individuals
that
we
have
housed
here.
1,000
here
that
are
convicted
600
in
Nashua
Street,
that's
our
pretrial!
B
These
are
guys
that
have
not
gone
to
before
the
judge
just
yet
cost
about
53,000
per
head
per
person
to
incarcerate
annually.
That's
a
lot
of
money.
65%
of
our
population
is
either
black
or
brown
black
or
Latino
70%
suffer
from
some
form
of
either
alcohol
or
substance.
Substance
abuse,
addiction,
42%
present
with
some
form
of
mental
illness
from
the
most
passive
to
the
most
aggressive
and
36%
of
our
female
population,
is
dual
diagnosed,
meaning
that
they
suffer
from
both
mental
health
issues
and
substance
abuse
issues.
B
So
when
you
have
a
situation
like
that,
particularly
for
low-level
nonviolent
offenders
or
people
that
may
commit
crime
to
an
essence,
feed
their
habit,
I'm,
not
exactly
sure
that
jail
is
the
right
place
for
them,
and
so
what
we
like
to
do,
and
one
of
the
things.
One
of
the
reasons
why
I
want
you
here
is
to
say
that
there's
got
to
be
a
better
way.
B
There
has
to
be
more
beds
outside
of
the
wall,
for
both
mental
health
and
substance
abuse,
and
so
tonight,
you'll
get
kind
of
an
inside
look
at
what
it
is
that
we
do
here
and
how
we
do
what
we
do
here.
We
have
tours,
and
you
are
welcome-
to
come
and
take
a
tour
if
you'd
like
to
stay.
We
can
probably
arrange
that
too,
but
I
doubt
that
you
want
to
do
that.
You
know,
but
I
will
close
by
saying
this
Madam
President.
So
the
last
two
weeks
I
was
over
in
Europe.
B
I
went
to
a
Great,
Britain
and
Germany,
so
look
at
correction
facilities
overseas
to
see
how
it
is
that
they
do
what
they
do
and
I
will
say
this.
Comparatively
the
United
States
is
a
lot
more
punitive,
a
lot
more
punitive
than
they
are
over
in
Europe
I
mean
they
understand
that
if
you
commit
crime
that,
once
you
paid
your
sentence
to
society,
to
keep
you
there
for
30
or
40
or
50
years
is
somewhat
non
nonsensical.
B
Now
there
are
some
some
some
crimes
that
elevate
to
that
you
see,
but
most
don't
and
so
I
think
here
in
America.
We
really
need
to
look
at
how
we
address
this
whole
situation
of
incarceration
and
what
we
do
with
people.
This
country
spends
80
billion
dollars
annually
on
incarceration
eighty
billion.
If
we
are
supposed
to
be
the
leaders
of
the
free
world,
I
find
it
hard
to
understand
how
we
retain
that.
B
If
you
have
two
things
in
place,
so
many
of
our
citizens
in
jail
and
a
guy
that
I
will
just
refer
to
as
45
down
in
DC
I,
just
don't
understand
how
that
works,
and
so
we
as
a
collective.
We
as
a
people,
have
to
really
do
something
about
that.
All
of
you,
when
you
were
in
school,
were
introduced
to
the
concept
of
the
American
dream
that
ideal.
That
says,
every
US
citizen
should
have
the
opportunity
to
achieve
success
and
prosperity
through
hard
work
and
determination.
B
Well,
a
lot
of
the
people
here,
no
matter
how
hard
they've
tried
have
not
been
able
to
attain
the
American
dream,
and
so
enough
is
enough
and
we
really
have
to
rally
together
as
people,
because
at
the
end
of
the
day
we
are
brothers
and
sisters
keepers
and
we
really
have
to
do
something
about
the
situation
of
incarceration.
Thank
you.
So
very
much
Madam
President
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
speak
Thank.
C
Good
evening,
thank
you,
madam
president.
It
is
my
pleasure
to
talk
about
of
two
newer
programs
that
we
have
here
at
the
house
of
correction.
I
know
that
everyone
has
a
flyer
that
sort
of
lists
gives
you
a
snapshot
of
some
of
the
programs
that
happen
inside
this
facility.
We
are
most
excited
about
our
two
newer
programs
and
the
first
one
is
our
Oasis
unit.
Oasis
is
an
acronym
for
opioid
and
addiction
services
inside
South
Bay,
as
the
opioid
addicted,
as
the
opioid
epidemic
affects
the
community.
C
Please
know
that
it
affects
what
happens
behind
this
wall
as
well,
and
so
we
know
that
our
response
to
this
epidemic
and
substance
use
disorders.
Our
response
has
to
be
different,
it
has
to
be
innovative
and
it
has
to
be
partner.
We
have
to
our
approach.
We
are
partnered
with
add
care
and
they
are
providing
intense
treatment
for
our
pretrial
men.
C
Pretrial
folks
are
the
most
underserved
people
inside
a
jail
facility.
They
and
they
are
also
the
most
transient.
So,
in
addition
to
intense
treatment,
we
are
also
providing
them
with
peer,
led
recovery
groups.
We
have
our
community-based
partners
who
are
coming
in
to
provide
services
for
these
men.
We
have
a
strong
discharge
planning
service
that
we
are
implementing
and,
while
we
have
softly
opens
our
Oasis
unit,
we
certainly
plan
to
have
a
grand
opening
sometime
this
month.
C
Secondly,
we
also
have
a
unit
that
will
probably
open
in
the
spring
sheriff
and
it
is
called
our
peace
unit,
so
I
want
to
make
sure
I
get
the
acronym
right.
It
is
for
young
men
who
are
18
to
20
between
18
and
24,
and
the
unit
is
going
to
be
called
the
peace
unit,
meaning
positive
energy
always
creates
elevation.
C
So
in
that
unit
we
certainly
plan
and
well,
let
me
back
up
really
quickly
and
I
wind
down.
We
know
that
those
guys
and
gals
between
18
and
24
have
less
mature
judgment
and
poor
emotional
regulation,
their
reasoning,
school
reasoning,
skills
and
impulse
control,
they're
still
learning
how
to
do
that,
and
so
this
unit
is
going
to
address
those
issues.
C
This
unit
is
going
to
focus
on
education
and
job
preparedness,
we're
going
to
teach
them
how
to
go
to
employers,
look
in
their
eyes,
shake
their
hands
and
say:
I
deserve
a
second
chance,
and
so
that
unit
will
also
serve
as
a
unit,
because
we
are
very
space
limited.
It
will
also
serve
for
a
place
where
we
to
mediation
conflict
resolution.
C
There
are
no
time
there's
no
time,
for
heaven
cannot
be
any
able
put
people
in
the
unit
because
they
don't
like
each
other
or
a
member
of
a
different
gang,
so
it
is
going
to
be
very,
very
innovative.
We
are
in
talks
with
a
lot
of
stakeholders
and
we
are
very
excited
to
get
this
unit
opened
next
month.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
D
Thank
you,
Thank
You
counsel,
Kimball.
Thank
you
to
sheriff
Steve
Tompkins
for
hosting
us
here
today.
Take
part
in
this
important
discussion.
I
commend
you
for
bringing
us
together.
I
want
to
thank
my
colleagues
that
are
here
today
for
their
hard
work
on
this
important
issue.
I
think
it
is
critical
that
we
continue
this
conversation
to
developing
further
understanding
about
the
needs
of
our
incarcerated
population
in
the
providers
who
work
with
them
in
their
transition,
so
that
they
may
contribute
their
talents
to
our
society
in
our
communities
and
for
those
that
may
not
be
aware.
D
I
had
the
opportunity
to
serve
for
10
years
as
a
probation
officer
at
Suffolk,
Superior,
Court
and
I
loved
I
loved
the
job
and
I
had
the
opportunity
to
work
on
the
reentry
program
and
helping
our
homeless
population
and,
as
the
superintendent
said,
you
know,
everybody
deserves
a
second
chance
and
by
giving
someone
a
second
chance,
we
have
to
make
sure
that
the
re-entry
starts
right
here
in
prison.
It
starts
in
jail
that
includes
housing,
mental
health
counseling,
giving
people
respect,
giving
them
the
opportunity
to
get
back
on
their
feet.
Housing
is
critical.
D
Medical
care
and
it's
important
that
we
treat
people
with
respect
and
dignity
that
are
coming
out
of
jail
and
coming
out
of
prison.
I
think
that
is
a
key
part
of
the
reentry
process,
is
giving
them
the
opportunity
and
treating
them
fairly.
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
all
the
providers
that
are
here
tonight.
I
know
the
great
work
that
you
do
across
the
city
and
helping
people
giving
giving
them
an
opportunity
to
get
their
life
back
on
track.
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
Mayor
Walsh
for
his
work.
D
E
You
know
on
education,
it's
just
shameful
and
we've
got
to
do
much
better.
We
have
a
deep
issue
here
in
our
country
and
I'm
hopeful
that
we
will
provide
an
example
of
how
to
do
things
different
here
in
Boston
how
to
do
things
differently.
How
to
do
things
better
here
in
Boston,
I
believe
strongly
in
Redemption
I
believe
in
second
chances,
there's
a
lot
that
we
need
to
do
to
help
individuals
re-enter
their
communities
so
that
they
have
the
opportunity
to
work.
E
Here
you
know
to
give
thanks
to
you,
Sheriff
and
to
my
colleagues
on
the
council,
to
all
of
the
folks
who
are
here,
and
certainly
those
who
are
going
to
share
so
that
we
can
learn.
I
want
to
hear
what
is
truly
needed
and
what
we
need
to
be
advocating
for.
As
a
body
of
the
you
know
as
members
of
the
City
Council.
So
thank
you
for
the
opportunity.
F
Thank
You
sheriff
Tompkins
for
welcoming
us
in
your
house
tonight,
superintendent.
Thank
you.
Steve
we've
been
talking
about
this
detox
unit
for
a
couple
of
years.
Now
you
and
I
thank
you
and
thank
you
for
finally
rolling
it
out
what
I
look
forward
to
when
we
can
officially
come
and
tour
and-
and
you
know,
hopefully
help
people
along
the
way
and
we
can
start
collecting
some
data
on
how
good
of
a
job
that's
happening
down
there
in
the
and
the
peace
program.
F
Sounds
great
I
look
forward
to
hearing
it,
but
thank
you
for
for
what
you
guys
do.
Thank
you
for
having
the
vision
enough
to
realize
that
we
need
to
pivot
in
the
way
we
think
about
incarceration
and
and
and
give
give
the
people
that
are
inside
the
tools
to
be
able
to
deal
with
the
outside.
So
thank
you.
G
These
things,
thank
you
so
much
for
that
advice,
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
be
here:
city,
councilor,
sheriff,
Tom,
Kane,
superintendent,
friends
and
families
and
co-workers
I.
Thank
you
for
taking
the
time
out
to
being
here
for
this
extremely
important
issue
that
impacts
our
city,
our
families,
friends
and
I.
My
name
is
Kevin
Sibley
under
director
of
the
office
of
returning
citizens
from
the
mayor's
office,
the
office
was
launched
late
October
of
last
year,
2017
by
Mayor
Walsh.
In
already,
we've
serviced
approximately
157
people
without
notice,
without
fanfare.
G
Just
by
word
of
mouth
Oh
RC
is
responsible
for
supporting
nearly
3,000
individuals
who
are
coming
into
the
Boston
area,
released
from
state
and
federal
and
county
facilities,
in
addition
to
individuals
who
are
finding
it
hard
to
find
them
their
way,
who've
been
incarcerated
years
prior.
The
goal
of
the
RAC
is
to
create
strategic
alliances
in
the
areas
of
health,
education,
employment
and
housing,
or
see
also
identifies
gaps
in
services
and
helps
to
bridge
those
gaps
through
communication.
G
Local
institutions,
spiritual
institutions
that
service
this
population,
the
creation
of
the
office
of
returning
citizen,
was
a
well-thought-out
overarching
public
safety
team
strategy
in
Calabrian,
with
many
of
the
mayor's
other
initiatives.
The
office
of
recovery
services
that
helps
citizens
with
traumas
and
addictions,
operation
exit
was
established
to
help
at-risk
residents
or
those
with
criminal
backgrounds
by
providing
the
knowledge
and
skills
required
for
entry
into
apprenticeship
programs,
professional
pathways,
a
professional
pathway
program
placed
high-risk
youth
and
six
months
paid
internships
across
the
city
of
Boston
departments.
G
As
we
know,
having
exposure
in
a
job
opportunity
in
the
city
is
often
rare
and
is
cherishing.
Many
of
those
young
people
have
an
opportunity
not
only
to
work
in
internships
but
to
possibly
gain
full
time.
Employment
in
epic,
epic
stands
for
enhancing
potential
inspiring
and
change
empowers
youth
ages,
11
to
14
to
realize
their
potential
through
a
curriculum
focused
on
cultivating
leadership
and
combined
with
supportive
community-based
services.
G
The
Office
of
Public
Safety
also
partners
with
BAM
becoming
a
man
a
nationally
recognized
program
that
successfully
serves
young
men
of
color
by
providing
school-based
group,
counseling
and
mentoring
service
and,
of
course,
our
my
brother's
keeper
initiative,
which
is
a
national
initiative
that
addressed
persistent
opportunity,
gaps
that
faces
young
men
of
color.
What
I'd
like
to
say
is
that,
although
our
strategic
organ
is
our
strategy
within
the
mayor's
department
is
to
identify
all
ages
that
this
particular
issue
belongs
to
our
entire
community.
G
G
It
is
responsible
for
this,
and
it
touches
like
the
councillor
mentioned
before
it
touches
us
all.
Personally,
it
touches
me
personally
every
day
and
I
want
everyone
to
realize
that
we
have
to
do
this
together.
We
are
smart
enough
in
this
city
to
do
this
and
create
a
pathway
for
our
returning
citizens.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
time
and
I
look
forward
to
partnering
with
each
and
every
one
of
you.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
very
much
Kevin
at
this
time.
The
purpose
I
should
say
of
this
hearing
is
a
few
things
and
I
think
the
sheriff
alluded
to
it.
It's
one,
most
importantly
for
us
at
the
council
level
and
the
sheriff,
but
particularly
at
the
council
level,
to
listen
and
it's
important
that
we
listen
not
just
to
the
providers
and
there
will
be
a
panel
of
providers
and
not.
A
Whatever
term
you
want
to
use
mass
Inc
and
the
Boston
foundation
put
out
a
study
that
looked
at
the
effects
of
incarceration
on
communities
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
when
I
looked
at
my
district
in
particular,
which
is
district
4,
largely
Matapan
and
Dorchester.
There
were
whole
communities
where,
literally
in
a
community,
every
single
block
in
that
community
was
touched
by
some
something
related
to
incarceration,
whether
it
was
a
loved
one
who
was
incarcerated.
Someone
a
neighbor
that
was
incarcerated.
A
The
the
scope
of
the
issue
is
enormous
and
I
think
we
know
it
through
stories,
so
I
think
many
of
us
hear
stories
or
had
loved
ones
ourselves.
My
brother,
my
brothers,
mostly
my
story
in
and
out
of
the
system
I
currently
have
a
cousin
serving
in
the
Department
of
Correction,
but
I
think
each
of
us
are
touched
in
some
way.
But
what
was
really
informative
about
that
report?
Is
it
brought
in
numbers?
And
people
often
want
to
look
at
data?
A
There's
plenty
of
data
out
there,
but
it
brought
some
recent
data
that
really
pulled
apart
on
what
communities
in
particular
in
the
city
of
Boston,
are
being
impacted
by
this
issue,
and
I
want
to
say
that
the
council,
and
even
those
who
are
not
here
through
the
Committee
on
Public
Safety
and
criminal
justice
and
I,
chaired
it
last
term
when
we
expanded
it
to
include
criminal
justice
to
talk
about
these
very
issues
began
to
address
issues
of
criminal
justice
reform.
We've
talked
about
issues
of
solitary
confinement,
for
example.
A
There
were
some
folks
who
had
no
clue
what
that
was
bail,
reform,
pretrial
detainee.
What
does
that
mean?
Mandatory
minimums
fees
and
fines
I
mean
and
through
the
advocacy
of
many
folks
in
this
room?
There's
legislation
at
the
Statehouse,
that's
pending
related
to
those
issues,
and
now
the
question
is
at
our
level
at
the
city,
the
local
level.
What
should
we
be
doing?
What
resources
are
available?
Should
we
be
providing
providing
money
space?
A
What
other
things
can
we
be
doing
outside
of
the
office
of
returning
citizens
to
support
the
men
and
women
who
are
currently
serving
time?
That
we
know
will
be
coming
out
into
our
communities
to
prevent
our
young
people
in
particular
from
going
inside
and
to
also
do
something
around
those
folks
who
are
just
sort
of
waiting
inside
as
pretrial
detainees,
I
think,
there's
a
role
that
the
city
of
Boston
plays,
and
so
we
want
to
hear
from
you
what
that
is.
A
But,
most
importantly,
we
want
to
hear
from
the
folks
who
are
currently
serving
right
now.
What
they
think
are
things
that
we
should
be
doing
so
I
want
to
thank
the
folks
who
are
sitting
to
my
left,
your
right
for
being
here
for
having
the
courage
to
come
forward
and
to
talk
to
us
this
evening.
I
also
want
to
thank
you
for
in
advance
for
sharing
candidly.
You
know
don't
hold
back.
H
I
want
to
be
able
to
create
a
path
or
a
plan
to
further
my
education
and
have
a
successful
career,
so
I
won't
become
a
real
Fender
in
the
system
and
I
believe
that
this
is
the
place
where
it
should
be
offered
an
opportunity
to
start
your
life
over
in
the
right
path.
Not
only
for
me,
but
also
for
those
who
want
change.
I
strongly
feel
that
there
is
an
over
funding
in
the
opiate
crisis,
because
people
like
myself
not.
I
Good
evening,
everyone,
my
name-
is
Monet
I'm,
27
years
old
and
I'm,
currently
serving
my
first
sentence.
I've
never
been
incarcerated
before
I've,
been
here
for
18
months
and
there's
a
lot
of
programs
that
have
been
available
to
me
and
I'm.
Definitely
most
grateful
for
that.
I've
been
in
domestic
violence
courses,
relapse
prevention
classes,
a
class
called
college
bound,
which
has
helped
me
out
a
lot
and
I've
been
really
kept
busy
here
and
I.
Appreciate
that,
however,
when
I
do
leave
the
house
of
Corrections
I
have
a
lot
of
factors
working
against
me.
I
I'm
now
a
convicted
felon
I'm
in
recovery
I'll
be
out
of
work
for
a
long
time.
I
don't
have
an
income
and
I
am
a
minority
and
I'm
not
from
Massachusetts.
So
with
that
being
said,
I
will
be
going
to
a
halfway
house.
I've
been
waiting
for
this
halfway
house
for
about
two
and
a
half
three
months
now,
I've
been
very
patient
and
a
lot
of
the
caseworkers
here,
I
work
with
a
caseworker
from
Project
place.
They've
both
been
really
really
helpful
and
they've
been
looking
into
beds.
Maybe
other
programs
that
are
available.
I
I
That
know
me
I
feel
like
if
I
was
in
a
pre-release
program,
where
I've
been
waiting
for
a
bed
at
this
program
for
three
months
and
I'll
be
going
into
a
house
where
these
women
don't
know
me,
they
don't
know
my
story,
they
don't
know
what
I've
been
through
here
at
this
jail.
They
don't
know
what
issues
that
I
have
and
what
I
need
to
focus
on
to
become
a
better
productive
member
of
society.
So
it's
been
a
waiting
game
honestly
and
it
does
get
frustrating
and
being
incarcerated
and
itself
is
very
frustrating
as
well.
I
However,
I
believe
that
I
did
feel
like.
There
was
other
options
for
me
other
than
waiting
for
three
months
or
waiting
to
just
wrap
up
and
go
to
the
streets,
and
sometimes
I
do
get
frustrated
and
I
feel
like
just
wrapping
up
and
just
going
back
out
to
what
I
was
doing
would
be
the
easier
outlet.
However,
that
really
wouldn't
help
me
to
benefit
with
what
I
really
need
to
do
to
further
my
education
or
to
actually
have
a
job
in
the
future.
I
E
J
F
K
F
H
F
I
Be
working
towards,
of
course,
furthering
my
recovery
I
am
taking
advantage
of
the
vivitrol
program,
that's
unavailable
here,
as
well
as
on
the
streets
and
honestly
just
having
a
foundation,
because
I
feel
like
I
need
to
start
all
over
as
long
as
you
know,
employment
and
housing
is
available
to
me.
I
feel
like
those
are
my
main
focuses.
A
F
C
A
A
L
L
I
also
think
support
having
some
type
of
foundation
of
support
for
the
Emmy,
because
there's
a
few
images
that
don't
have
support
at
all
I
have
two
kids.
Let
me
come
to
jail
or
whatever
I
see
that
it
not
only
affected
me,
but
it
also
affected
them
too.
So
you
know
I'm
just
trying
to
do
better
for
them.
So
that's
it.
M
N
F
N
You
have
a
drug
problem,
you're
not
going
to
cover
you're
gonna
come
back,
you're
gonna
die
I
want
to
either
one
of
those.
Obviously
I
am
what
I
am
doing.
Good
I
would
I've
learned,
trades
and
stuff
like
that,
but
I
you
know.
Unfortunately,
it's
just
it's
staying
off
of
substances
and
staying
out
there,
leaving
here
and
having
things
set
up
as
a
huge
thing
to
succeed
out
there
like
going
out
there
with
not
know
where
it's
going
to
go
or
no
job,
no,
nothing
like
so
many
people
do.
The
inevitable
is
gonna
happen.
N
You're
gonna
end
up
in
here
on
the
doorstep.
You
know
worse
so
I
know
for
myself,
like
just
not
I'm
as
of
right
now
I'm
trying
to
get
into
a
place
from
here.
You
know
just
so:
I
don't
go
out
there
blind,
and
so
it's
tough
to
get
into
places.
There's
no
beds
anywhere
I'm
being
told
myself,
there's
no
beds,
you
know
it's
just
it's
hard
and
it's
things
need
to
expand.
There's
too
much
stuff
going
on.
N
There's
too
many
people
dying
and
as
for
the
jail
I'm
gonna
ask
some
good
programs
here
could
always
use
more,
just
like
anywhere
I'm
sure
I'm
in
the
pre-release.
You
know
Baltimore
I
can
stuff
like
dad,
teaches
you
guys
I've
responsibilities
and
you
know
get
some
used
to
work
and
again
stuff,
which
is
great.
N
N
D
N
Probation
and
parole
I
mean
it's
helped
me
in
the
past,
parole
I
did
going
on,
but
I
also
violated,
parole,
I
violated
probation
before
I.
Think
that
kind
of
goes
with
the
same
thing,
I
think
a
tional
Offices
of
parole
officers
need
to
be
there
to
help.
You
know
it's
not
about
just
sending
it
back
in
and
sending
you
back
in
and
sending
it
because
that
doesn't
help
more
about
okay.
What
can
we
do,
and
so
this
doesn't
happen
again
well,
how
can
I
help
ya.
N
E
N
N
Well,
we're
gonna,
put
you
in
a
let
you
try
out
and
then
30
days
comes
and
I'm
be
probated
or
whatnot,
maybe
put
into
a
halfway
house
or
whatever
and
and
that
being
just
only
in
for
30
days,
you
don't
have
a
habit
like
you
used
to
so
to
speak
and
I
think
you
can
go
back
to
do
somebody
use
and
who
knows
what
you
use
and
I'll
do
it
now
and
then
you
know,
that's
it!
That's
the
last
time
I
know
a.
E
F
N
E
N
Are
some
of
it?
I
mean
a
lot
of
it?
Is
myself
or
my
own
choices,
but
having
already
having
a
place
to
go
to
the
halfway
house,
having
people
out
there
to
help
me
and
stuff
like
that,
it
would
just
I
know
for
myself
would
make
me
want
to
do
better.
It
would
definitely
take
a
lot
of
stumbling
blocks
away
and
it
wouldn't
help
a
lot
because
she's
going
out,
you
can't
going
out
there
and
trying
to
find
all
that
stuff
yourself.
F
F
N
F
N
N
J
N
Unfortunately,
sometimes
it
gets
so
frustrating
so
hard
I,
don't
like
the
other
way,
which
is
the
easy
way
out
yeah.
So
as
of
right
now,
I
mean
if
I
I
feel
if
I
get
everything
set
up,
that
I
need
to
get
set
up.
I
have
a
good
chance
because
I'm
very
vigilant
on
what
I
want
to
do,
but
I
mean
if
I
don't
have
those
things
set
up.
I
can't
predict
the
future
I
hope
I
don't
go
back
now.
Q
F
L
F
L
F
A
F
Maybe
what
if
we
get
Kevin
back
up?
Where
we
can,
we
can
figure
out
how
Donnell
connects
with
with
with
Kevin
and
how
that
happens,
because
I
believe
Kevin
is
faithful
when
Donald
gets
out
and
you
and
you
and
you
really
feel
like
you're
behind
it.
So
well,
I
hope
you
guys
I
hope
you
guys
the
best
you
know
thank.
J
N
J
A
J
A
A
A
Bank
Richard,
so
Michael
and
I
know
there
are
other
providers
in
the
room.
You
know
college-bound
was
mentioned
a
few
times
and
they
operate
within
my
district,
but
a
cover
or
do
a
lot
of
work
across
the
city.
So
I
know
there
are
other
providers
in
the
room,
and
so
after
this
panel
my
goal
is
to
have
folks
come
up
here
and
offer
a
few
words
about
the
work
they
do
and
offer
some
suggestions
to
us
at
the
city
level
as
to
what
we
can
do.
A
I
think
there
are
some
common
themes
that
came
up
around
jobs:
employment,
pre-release,
housing,
housing,
housing.
How
can
we
support
individuals
and
programs
inside
a
facility
facility
like
this,
and
how
can
we
support
individuals
as
they're
coming
out
into
the
community
as
well
so
I'm
going
to
start
with
project
place?
If
you
could
introduce
yourself
for
the
record?
That
would
be
great
and
then
offer
a
few
words
and
I'm
always
mindful
of
the
time
it's
7:05,
so
I
would
say
a
few
minutes.
That
would
be
great.
O
O
Asked
to
act,
you
know
and
sort
of
do
all
the
pieces
that
we
all
do
every
day.
I
think
it's
unfair
importance
of
doing
very
thoughtful
reentry,
finding
ways
to
humanize
our
process
behind
the
wall,
which
I
believe
the
Sheriff's
Department
does
do
very
well,
but
we
always
can
find
more
ways
to
improve
that
and
then
really
the
I
think
the
thing
that's
most
important
is
finding
linkages
I,
just
I
hear
steams
over
and
over
of
people
feeling
lost
right.
O
The
sort
of
left
on
the
outside
of
not
belonging
and
I
think
that
such
a
critical
piece
of
the
work
that
we
do
is
finding
a
way
to
connect
Emily
and
so
they're.
Amazing
providers
here
who
all
have
expertise
in
different
aspects
and
what
project
place
has
a
general
expertise
in
is
helping
people
get
into
employ.
We
do
some
classes
behind
the
wall,
specifically
with
women's
programming
through
Department
of
Labor.
Grants
have
been
able
to
also
do
that.
O
Work
on
the
men's
side,
that's
sort
of
receded,
so
one
thing
I
would
advocate
for
is
on
the
men's
side.
I
think
there
is
less
programming
in
that
regard.
There
are.
There
is
support
for
employment
services,
but
teaching
job
readiness
is
something
I
think
we
could
do
more.
I
would
say
that
the
linkages
that
happen-
it's
like
you,
don't
get
out
of
the
house
of
correction
here
and
just
show
up
ready
for
your
job.
O
Like
people
have
spoken
to
previously,
there's
a
bunch
of
things
that
need
to
stabilize
you
need
interview,
clothing,
you
need
regular
clothing.
We
had
a
woman
who
came
out
from
the
proof
last
year
and
had
flip-flops
in
the
middle
of
February
and
she
wasn't
showing
up
for
things.
And
finally,
we
asked
the
right
question
and
we
ordered
her
some
shoes
and
she
could
do
more
right,
but
but
there's
just
some
really
fundamental
needs
that
have
to
do
that.
So
I
think.
The
biggest
piece,
though,
is
that
there
are
so
many
people.
O
To
start
to
do
some
of
this
linking
I
think
if
people
can
really
land
there,
no
there's
like
a
place
to
go,
then
it
can
start
to
really
assess
and
get
people
to
the
different
experts
in
the
community
that
do
exist,
but
that
that
linkage
means
tons
of
work.
Somebody
mentioned
housing.
One
thing
I
just
want
to
point
out
is
that
a
lot
of
housing
we've
been
incarcerated.
O
The
support
we
have
for
the
homeless
in
Boston
does
not
communicate
with
those
who
are
have
been
incarcerated
because
they
are
considered
house
literally,
their
housing
has
been
paid
for
they
don't
qualify
for
homeless
services
and
so
there's
a
disconnect,
and
we
have
to
find
a
different
way
to
provide
housing
to
somebody.
Who's
not
considered
homeless.
So
I
think
that's
critical
piece
that
I
wanted
to
make
sure
to
convey
here.
I
think
I'll.
Leave
it
at
that
I
mean
I,
guess
the
the
last
piece
I
would
leave
is
just
you
know.
O
We
have
sort
of
five
factors
that
we
see
and
the
work
that
we
do.
It's
rebuilding
relationships
being
able
to
connect
behind
the
wall
and
having
a
familiar
face
once
somebody
returns,
we
do
our
very
best
to
meet
somebody
who's
releasing
on
the
steps
outside,
because
that
is
like
a
critical
moment
if
you
are-
and
if
you
have
history
with
addiction,
you
could
walk
through.
I
mean
we're
not
setting
people
up
for
success
in
that.
But
if
we
come.
O
Destination
upon
release,
structured
programming,
you're
you've
been
in
a
you've,
been
stuck
in
incarceration
and
then
the
world
is
your
oyster
supposedly,
but
they
have
to
be
structure
to
land
in
because
I
think
there's
sort
of
an
adjustment
period,
cultivating
employer
partners
really
yes,
the
last
thing
is,
it
doesn't
just
happen
overnight.
So
a
project
place
were
committed
to
a
two-year
retention.
S
S
Our
first
halfway
house
opened
up
a
mess
upon
mess
out
in
1886,
so
we've
been
in
the
business
of
community
reentered
for
a
long
while
and
I
think
Monet
and
Michael
said
it
best
when
they
talked
about
wonderful
programs
that
occur
behind
the
walls
before
they're
released
in
the
institution
that
the
Sheriff's
Department
provides.
But
until
you
get
out
on
the
street
and
Michael
talked
about
the
frustrations
and
what
happens
what
he
might
do
when
he
hits
a
frustration
after
release
and
that's
where
the
work
that
our
programs
do.
S
We
provide
safe
housing
in
our
residential
reentry
centers.
We
provide
employment
practices,
employment
placement.
We
help
people
through
that
whole
process.
We
work
with
them
to
find
safe
and
stable
housing
for
when
they
leave
us.
We've
opened
up
a
transitional
housing
program
in
our
facility
so
that,
if
someone
is
at
the
end
of
their
sentence,
when
they
would
normally
leave
Brook
house
they're
able
to
stay
on
so
it's
it's
a
it's
important,
though,
that
these
that
these
programs
have
the
resources
to
stay
open.
S
The
attention
through
the
criminal
justice
reform
bill
conference
committee
to
be
voted
on
this
week
focuses
on
reducing
recidivism,
but
if
there's
not
the
supports
in
the
community,
the
first
couple
of
months
weeks,
indeed
hours
when
someone
comes
out
of
an
institution
to
help
them
through
that
people
come
to
our
programs
and
they're
terrified
of
going
out
the
front
door,
it's
a
very
different,
strange
and
and
terrifying
world
to
them,
and
we
work
them
through
that
process.
Get
them
comfortable
with
that.
S
T
It
focuses
on
self-esteem
and
self-efficacy,
so
working
on
the
belief
of
whether
or
not
you
can
achieve
your
goals.
I
have
the
pleasure
of
hearing
all
of
these
goals
that
these
woman's
have.
So
they
want
to
be
psychologists.
They
want
to
open
nonprofits
for
programs
and
like
for
women
like
them,
they
want
to
be
excellent
mothers.
They
want
to
make
sure
that
they
have
mental
health
and
physical
health,
and
so
the
work
that
I
do
with
them
is
thinking
about
what
that
long-term
goal
is
and
then
also
thinking
about.
T
What
are
the
small
steps
that
you
need
to
do
to
take
those
steps,
and
what
are
those
steps
that
you
actually
can
do
within
the
House
of
Corrections?
What
do
you
have
power
and
control
over,
and
so
the
work
that
I
do
is
fundamental
and
actually
thinking
about
not
just
what
do
I
do
to
get
out,
but
what
do
I
do
to
get
out?
How
do
I
actually
get
out
of
the
mental
wall
that
I
have
that
is
here,
and
a
lot
of
the
work
is
really
trauma-informed
that
the
system
has
failed.
T
The
woman
that
I
worked
with
prior
to
them
becoming
a
part
of
the
system,
and
so
really
digging
getting
to
all
of
that
work
is
what
is
important
in
the
unfortunate
piece
of
that
is
that
there
isn't
the
funding
to
continue
this
kind
of
work,
that
there
isn't
the
money
there
to
actually
integrate
this
and
create
this
holistic
approach.
That
is
really
getting
at
what
is
at
the
crux
of
the
problem,
so
people
will
continue
to
re-enter
if
we
are
not
actually
doing
to
work
to
make
sure
that
they
know
what
it
is.
T
That
is
getting
them
there.
One
of
the
things
that
I
do
in
my
class
is
for
them
to
think
about
what
it
means
to
be
incarcerated.
I'm,
the
first
person
that's
ever
asked
them
that
so,
when
I
put
up
the
word
incarcerated
most
of
the
time
people
think
of
black
men,
in
particular
I
say
to
the
woman
in
my
class.
What
does
that
mean
for
you
that
if
people
think
of
incarcerated
and
think
of
black
men-
and
you
are
a
woman
sitting
here
with
your
children,
what
does
that
mean?
T
You
know
what
they
say:
they're
dented
cans,
we're
forgotten,
people
don't
come
for
us.
We
don't
have
that
support,
and
so,
ultimately
that
is
really
true.
They
are
invisible
in
a
way
that
is
more
invisible
than
even
typical
incarcerated.
Folks,
right
that
these
are
people
that
recognize
that
people
don't
even
see
them
as
a
part
of
the
community,
it's
even
harder
for
them
to
go
back
because
people
don't
want
them.
They
are
pushed
out
in
a
way
that
is
very
different
as
a
woman
and
so
being
able
to
talk
about
that.
T
Have
the
space
to
unpack.
That
is
really
important
and
we
can't
because
we
don't
have
the
money
for
the
programs.
It's
not
embedded,
it's
not
a
part
of
the
work
that
is
seen
as
rehabilitation
for
incarcerated
people,
so
I
would
just
ask
that
we
try
to
make
sure
that
we
have
some
programming
to
see
that
rehabilitation
is
behind
the
walls
as
well.
It's
not
just
once
they
have
parole,
it's
not
just
the
halfway
houses.
It's
really
doing
that
kind
of
work
with
women
in
particular
for
me,
but
all
people
to
really
find
out.
T
U
U
We
are
enormous
ly,
proud
of
the
work
that
we
do
at
Pine,
Street
Inn,
but
we
do
not
want
to
be
considered
as
a
resource
for
reentry
when
people
come
to
us,
their
options
become
very
limited
when
somebody
is
homeless
and
I'm
thinking
about
Michael's
story
in
his
situation.
When
he
comes
out,
he
comes
to
a
shelter,
especially
a
low
threshold,
shelter
and
that
being
one
where
people
can
come
in,
they
can
come
in
high.
They
can
come
at
drunk
they
they
can
be
using.
They
cannot
be
in
in
in
recovery.
U
We
have
people
with
untreated
mental
illness
will
take
everyone
that
is
not
a
healthy
environment
for
somebody
who
needs,
as
others
have
mentioned,
some
real
strong
structure
and
support
to
acclimate
back
into
society,
and-
and
it's
it's
killing
me
to
say
this,
because
we
are
so
proud
of
our
programs.
But
you
know
I
want
you
to
understand
what
our
priorities
are
and
how
we
operate.
We
have
two
main
objectives
right
now.
The
first
is
to
house
those
who
are
chronically
homeless.
U
Those
are
people
who
have
disabilities
and
have
been
how
and
have
been
homeless
for
more
than
a
year
or
had
four
episodes
in
three
years
and
we're
working
closely
with
the
city
to
really
direct
our
housing
resources
towards
that
population
and-
and
the
second
objective
for
us,
is
to
triage
and
divert
people
away
from
shelter
and
we're
directing
some
resources
to
our
front
door.
So
when
somebody
like
a
michael,
comes
and
doesn't
have
any
housing
and
no
place
to
go,
we
want
to
say
gee.
U
Is
there
a
better
place
for
you
than
shelter,
because
anything
is
better
than
shelter?
If
somebody
is
coming
to
a
shelter,
it
means
they
don't
have
housing,
they
don't
have
a
job,
they
don't
have
any
connections
and
we
want
those
connections
to
be
made
for
these
people
so
that
they
don't
have
to
come
to
shelter.
So
we're
really
working
hard
to
see
if
we
can
get
people
at
the
front
door
and
and
divert
them
elsewhere,
and
the
reason
we
do.
U
That
is
because
our
numbers
are
growing
and
shelters
are
crowded
and
we're
full
and
we're
busy
and
I
just
mentioned
to
you,
the
population.
That's
there
and
for
somebody
re-entering
it's
a
crowded,
full
place
and
there's
any
place
is
better
than
shelter.
That
said,
we're
we're
happy
to
be
working
with
some
other
people
that
are
serving
other
systems
of
care
and
are
actually
working
with
the
Sheriff's
Office,
as
well,
through
a
Samsa
grant
on
a
project
with
Judge
Kathleen
coffee
that
is
called
sequential,
intercept.
U
U
Many
of
these
people
are
in
and
out
of
the
same
systems
and
it's
a
revolving
door
so
trying
to
collect
some
data
and
map
that
to
better
understand
it,
to
see
where
perhaps
there
can
be
some
some
strategic
interventions
just
as
a
quick
snapshot
from
our
end,
we
we
took
a
look,
and
a
recent
sampling
showed
us
that
we
had
300
people,
individuals
from
the
correction
systems
that
came
to
us
immediately
coming
from
jail.
So
something
happened
first
up.
U
Yes,
yes,
so
that's
that's
quite
alarming
to
us
and
it's
really
hard
to
imagine
how
they're
gonna
have
a
successful
reentry
when
night
number
one
is
in
a
shelter
and
if
we're
full
its
on
the
floor
and
it
could
be
besides
somebody,
you
know
who's
using.
So
we
would
love
for
a
different
plan
to
happen
for
that
person
and
others
who
actually
do
this
work
are
going
to
say
it
more
articulately
than
me,
but
we
think
any
system,
the
discharges,
patients
or
prisoners
or
clients
really
needs
to
have
a
robust
housing
placement
plan.
U
You
know
that
keeps
people
keeps
individuals,
men
and
women
away
from
homeless
shelters
if
they
do
get
stuck
in
shelter
and
they
are
looking
for
housing
that
can
be
a
five-year
wait.
I
talked
about
us,
focusing
on
the
chronic
homeless
and
and
getting
them
housed,
but
it's
not
a
path
to
housing.
So
I,
that's
another
point
that
I
want
to
be
very
clear:
it's.
It
can
be
a
long
wait
to
get
to
housing.
U
We
do
appreciate
and
I've
even
learned
more
about
it.
The
resources
that
are
currently
existing,
especially
what
the
the
sheriff's
office
is
doing
here,
we
think
those
are
great
first
steps
into
reentry
and
an
ought
to
be
supported
and
encouraged.
I
also
agree
with
the
statement
that
was
made
about
the
state
resources
both
outside
and
inside,
but
there
are
some
great
efforts
and
we
would
like
to
see
those
adequately
resourced,
so
people
don't
end
up
in
our
yard
in
our
place.
U
V
Hi
everyone
I'm
grateful
to
be
here.
Thank
you
to
council
members
to
sheriff
Tompkins
for
hosting,
and
your
very
own
point
message
earlier.
My
name
is
Jared
Owen
I'm
with
an
organization
called
more
the
Massachusetts
Organization
for
addiction
recovery.
We
are
about
education
and
advocacy,
and
we
also
provide
some
direct
services
through
recovery,
coaching
which
I'll
touch
on
in
a
moment.
I'm
a
man
in
recovery,
myself,
I'm
also
a
convicted
felon,
a
former
inmate
of
a
different
house
of
career
and
I'm,
currently
on
probation
out
of
Suffolk
County.
V
So
I
was
in
graduate
school
at
MIT
when
my
addiction
spiraled
out
of
control
from
alcohol
to
opioids
and
like
many
people
I
committed
crimes
to
get
drugs,
I
was
really
fortunate.
I
had
three
guardian
angels.
Unfortunately,
they
wore
the
uniforms
of
Cambridge
police
officers
and
they
carried
handcuffs.
I
was
incarcerated
for
a
total
of
18
months
and
I
found.
Jail
was
different
than
the
media,
and
politicians
had
led
me
to
believe.
The
vast
majority
of
my
fellow
inmates
were
not
bad
people.
They
were
sick
and
broken
people.
Just
like
me.
V
The
sheriff
statistics
earlier
bear
that
out.
I
was
very
fortunate.
My
family
was
still
behind
me.
I,
had
some
resources,
I
had
a
very
good
lawyer
who
fought
for
me,
both
in
the
court
house
and
in
the
community
to
get
me
to
treatment
and
I
was
released
to
a
halfway
house.
The
meridian
house
in
East
Boston
after
18
months,
I'm
still
in
Meridian
House,
are
still
in
East
Boston
resident,
where
I
was
able
to
spend
a
full
year
in
treatment
and
get
well
and
reenter
society.
V
Unfortunately,
most
of
my
brothers
and
sisters
that
suffer
from
this
disease
are
not
so
fortunate
I
think
we
heard
that
from
from
Michael
earlier,
a
lot
of
them
are
facing
long
sentences
for
crimes
they
committed
because
of
their
addiction,
they're,
often
being
released
back
into
the
community
without
the
follow-up
care
and
support
that
they
need
right
now,
that's
tantamount
to
a
death
sentence.
The
governor's
latest
chapter
55
reports
showed
that
people
with
a
history
of
incarceration
in
our
state
at
120
times
increased
risk
of
fatal
overdose
than
the
general
population.
V
So,
at
the
risk
of
reiterating
what
some
of
the
other
panelists
have
said,
I'm
going
to
quickly
go
over
three
points.
That
Moore
thinks
would
be
helpful
in
addressing
this
issue
and
hopefully
some
ways
that
the
City
Council
can
help.
You
know
why
we
commend
the
sheriff
for
all
the
efforts
to
improve
treatment
behind
the
walls,
as
has
been
stating,
as
has
been
stated,
we
really
need
things
out
in
the
community
to
help
people
successfully
maintain
their
recovery,
building
capacity
for
long
term,
addiction,
treatment,
diversion
and
residential
re-entry
programs.
V
So
the
legislators
legislature
is
probably
going
to
pass
this
bill
this
week
and
send
it
to
the
governor's
desk.
It
includes
provisions
to
increase
the
number
of
people
that
are
verted
from
jail
to
treatment
for
low-level
crimes.
Unfortunately,
we
only
have
one
program
in
this
state
called
reflections:
&
brockton,
that's
designed
to
treat
these
people
with
coalition
partners,
we're
going
to
the
Statehouse
and
and
requesting
money
for
more
programs.
V
We'd
appreciate
it
if
Boston
would
consider
hosting
one
of
these
programs
in
the
future
and
overcoming
this,
this
NIMBY
issue-
that's
not
in
my
backyard,
is,
is
a
big
thing.
We
understand
that
the
programs
need
to
be
fairly
geographically
distributed
across
the
state
to
meet
everyone's
needs.
We
also
support
CR
J's
initiative
to
rebuild
our
reentry
system.
V
We've
signed
on
and
I
want
everyone
to
be
aware
that
under
the
MassHealth
Medicaid
Waiver
program,
we
do
have
500
more
beds
coming
online,
but
it's
going
to
be
up
to
us
to
make
sure
that
those
are
targeted
towards
this
very
vulnerable
population
of
the
recently
incarcerated.
Our
second
is
about
connection
to
medication,
assisted
treatment,
so
state
representative,
O'day
and
state
senator
Koenen
are
currently
working
on
legislation
that
we
required
jails
and
prisons
to
continue
giving
legally
prescribed
medications
for
addiction
to
individuals
when
they
become
incarcerated.
V
There
are
ongoing
efforts
to
litigate
this
issue
under
the
Americans
with
Disabilities
Act
as
well.
Just
as
an
inmate
would
not
be
deprived
medication
for
their
physical
or
mental
illness.
They
should
not
be
deprived
medication
for
the
disease
of
addiction,
taking
people
off
their
medications,
not
only
subjects
them
to
the
horrible
pain
of
withdrawal,
but
also
puts
them
at
increased
risk
for
overdose.
V
The
facts
are
clear:
these
medications
save
lives,
so
Suffolk
Hoc
has
has
worked
really
hard
to
connect
people
with
with
clinicians
at
BMC
to
hook
them
up
with
medications
upon
their
release,
and
we
think
that's
great
as
well,
and
that
should
be
made
available
to
everyone.
Finally,
warm
handoffs
and
transitional
support.
V
Put
simply
it's
really
easy
for
people
to
slip
through
the
cracks
when
they're
entering
the
community
from
incarceration
individuals
face
the
merrier
major
barriers
that
we've
heard
about
housing,
employment,
access
to
treatment
and
family
reconciliation,
it's
easy
for
people
to
lose
hope
and
to
relapse
at
Moore.
We
firmly
believe
in
the
value
of
peer
recovery,
support
services
to
help
lower
these
barriers
and
give
the
intensive
support
that
people
in
early
recovery
sometimes
really
need
these
services
should
be
made
available
to
return
citizens
before,
during
and
after
their
release.
V
For
this
to
happen,
the
criminal
justice
system,
insurance
companies
and
providers
must
come
together
to
eliminate
some
roadblocks,
such
as
the
reactivation
of
health
insurance
and
the
scheduling
of
release
to
coincide
with
treatment
availability.
We
are
fortunate
to
have
a
program
called
Massachusetts
access
to
recovery
in
Boston,
which
does
really
great
things.
It
provides
vouchers
for
essentials
like
shoes.
They
also
provide
care,
coordination
and
recovery,
coaching
service,
which
is
part
of
what
we
do
through
Moore.
Unfortunately,
that
program,
like
many
programs,
is
facing
funding
issues.
V
The
wait
list
is
very
long
right
now
and
they're
being
more
restrictive
about
who
is
granted
access
to
that
program.
So
it's
really
there
to
help
vulnerable
people.
The
recently
incarcerated
pregnant
and
parenting
women
and
veterans
and
we'd
like
to
see
this
made
more
widely
available.
So
more
people
can
get
this
recovery
coaching,
and
this
is
support.
They
need
to
reenter
society
successfully
and
maintain
the
recovery.
Thank
you
all
for
your
time.
Don't
hesitate
to
contact
me
I
handed
in
written
testimony
by
contact
information,
I'd
love
to
sit
down
with
anyone
here.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
to
to
all
of
you
just
a
couple
of
quick
questions
before
I
hand
it
over
to
my
colleagues
going
back
to
a
point
that
was
made
in
terms
of
the
tracking
the
work
that
coffee
is
doing.
Got
me
thinking
about
some
of
the
things
that
Michael
is
saying
is
that
these
numbers,
for
example,
the
numbers
in
the
Suffolk
County
house
of
correction,
aren't
sort
of
overwhelming
you
know.
So?
A
Is
there
any
thought
outside
of
money,
money,
money,
resources,
resources
and
we
can,
as
a
council
advocate
with
all
of
our
providers,
to
push
the
state
to
fund
this
and
I
think
many
of
us
already
have,
but
looking
at
things
that
are
directly
within
our
control,
our
budget,
our
resources,
our
office
of
returning
citizens?
How
can
an
office
like
with
the
office
of
returning
citizens,
which
currently
exists
in
the
city
of
Boston,
one
work
on
this
idea
of
linkage?
A
How
do
we
get
all
the
providers
and
all
the
the
right
folks
in
the
room
where
we're
pulling
on
everyone's
expertise,
but
not
overlapping,
not
duplicating,
but
working
together
to
go
up
to
the
Statehouse
and
advocate
as
a
collective
or
to
have
conversations
at
the
city
level?
Around
funding
I
think
that's
important.
The
linkage
conversation
within
the
office
of
returning
citizens
but,
more
importantly,
this
idea
of
tracking
individuals.
How
could
we
play
a
part
in
that
at
the
city
level?
A
Maybe
it's
starting
with
partnering
with
Sheriff
Thompkins
and
some
of
the
work
he's
already
trying
to
do
I'm
in
tracking
individuals
that
are
coming
through
the
house
of
correction.
But
how
could
we
be
a
partner
in
that
work,
particularly
when
we
see
the
majority
of
folks
coming
out
of
the
institutions
are
coming
into
the
city
of
Boston
so
that
we're
actually
having
a
meaningful
impact
in
some
way
versus
folks
just
coming,
and
then
we're
sort
of
sending
them
away,
not
really
knowing
what's
happening
with
them.
A
A
V
G
V
A
O
Project
police
currently
through
homelessness,
works
with
the
Department
of
Neighborhood
Development
and
to
coordinate
our
data
systems
all
right,
we're
able
to
communicate
between
homeless
providers
too.
So
if
somebody's
moving
from
shelter
to
shelter
or
receiving
some
services
a
project
place
for
employment
services,
we
can
kind
of
be
tracked
through.
O
That
I
mean
that's,
that's
going
to
take
funds,
obviously,
but
it
might
be
interesting
to
look
at
what
the
Department
of
Neighborhood
Development
has
done
with
the
city
around
the
housing.
The
ways
of
coordinating
that
I
as
somebody
who's,
been
doing.
The
work
for
a
while
to
have
access
to
that
information
has
been
critical
to
helping
somebody
who
is
transient.
You
know
like
moving
around
all
over
and
so
then,
if
somebody
lands
at
project
place,
we
get
to
say.
Oh,
my
gosh
get
your
butt
over.
U
O
See
your
caseworker
at
Pine
Street,
so
that
you
can
actually
sign
a
lease.
You
know
like
there's
a
lease
waiting
for
you,
but
somebody's
not
been
able
to
be
reached
because
their
phone
isn't
working
or
something's
happened.
So
I
just
think
there's
something
to
that.
It
would
require
some
investigation,
but
I
I
think
it
I've
already
seen
the
benefits
of
it
through
the
other
program.
I.
S
The
other
would
be
that
those
organizations
share
a
common
assessment
of
who
the
individual
is
what
their
needs
are
and
plug
them.
In
appropriately,
we
heard
from
a
lot
of
folks
that
housing
is
critical.
Can
you
imagine
coming
out
of
prison
in
jail,
whether
you're
on
probation,
parole
or
wrap-up,
and
you
have
to
find
a
place
to
live
and
in
Pine
Street
doesn't
want
you
appropriately.
So.
S
J
E
That
you're
on
the
other
side
here
and
really
struck
by
you
talking
about
you,
know
that
people
on
the
inside
things
sick
and
broken.
In
my
experience,
what
I've
seen,
though,
is
really
that
our
systems
are
in
that,
whether
it's
the
educational
system
and
with
the
Prison
Pipeline,
whether
it's
you
know
somehow
folks
not
getting
when
they
eat
in
terms
of
recovery,
how
fast
got
addicted
in
the
first
place
of
why
people
feel
the
need
for
self
medicate,
you
know.
J
E
Know
I'm
thinking
about
kind
of
the
last
thing
in
your
testimony
in
terms
of
your
warm
hands
off
and
transition
support.
So
like
what
happens
when
someone
leaves
here
what
happens?
What?
What
do
you
leave
here
with?
Do
you
leave
with
money
in
your
pocket?
Do
you
leave
with
a
cellphone
to
call
family
members?
Do
you
leave
with
a
Charlie
card?
E
E
C
Our
men
and
women
are
close
to
release
so
monthly.
We
have
a
discharge
and
recovery
panel.
We
just
recently
merged
the
panel's
so
that
we,
it
wouldn't
be
too
taxing
on
our
community
providers.
We
invite
all
providers
to
come
to
this
session,
explain
their
services
and
have
some
opportunity
to
have
a
Q&A
with
our
men
and
women
so
that
they
can
learn
about
the
services.
We
are
trying
so
hard
to
establish
more
partnership,
whereas
we
can
offer
that
warm
referral.
C
We
can
set
up
transportation
for
someone
to
pick
them
up
and
get
them
to
programs
and
services
and
again
I
guess.
The
common
theme
today
is
that
money
kind
of
rules
how
we
respond
to
things
and
lack
of
it,
means
that
our
guys
and
gals
are
going
to
continue
to
suffer,
but
in
the
spirit
of
re-entry
we
are
trying
to
connect
our
guys
and
gals
and
I
know.
I
say
that
a
lot
but
I
don't
like
the
inmate
word.
We
are
trying
to
connect
them
with
we're
serving
with
services
as
best
we
can
and
I.
A
J
F
F
P
F
S
F
S
F
V
V
Some
of
them
are
being
dedicated
to
treat
people
with
co-occurring
disorders,
which
is
a
desperate
need
in
this
state,
but
I
think
we
also
need
to
have
conversations
with
EEO,
HS
and
and
MassHealth
about
where
those
beds
would
could
be
used
and
I.
Think
people
leaving
incarceration
are
at
such
right
high
risk
that
that's
where
they
need
to
go
yeah.
F
U
Have
40
different
sites
across
the
city
and
for
the
most
part,
it's
it's:
the
old
lodging
house
style
where
somebody
rents
a
room
and
shares
common
living,
space,
bathroom
and
kitchen.
That
said,
over
the
last
couple
of
years,
we've
shifted
the
model
a
little
bit
and
it's
more
of
an
efficiency.
So
there's
a
bathroom
with
each
unit
and
a
very,
very
small
kit.
You
know
stove
and
refrigerator
kitchenette.
Yes,.
F
U
U
Actually,
spending
more
time
having
conversations
about
family
reunification
and
I
know
other
providers
and
other
systems
have
been
doing
that
as
well,
and
it's
a
thought
for
here.
For
example,
we
had
a
kid
18
years
old
come
in,
his
father
dropped
him
off
because
he
wasn't
getting
a
job.
He
was
sitting
in
the
basement
playing
video
games
and
smoking
weed,
so
they
they
brought
him
to
us
and
we
had
a
triage
worker
spend
some
time
got
on
the
phone
talked
to
the
dad
and
said
this
really
isn't
a
great
place
for
him.
U
F
V
I
definitely
think
we
need
data,
and
this
question
is
coming
up
with
a
new
legislative
proposal
about
doing
a
different
kind
of
form
of
treatment.
That
said,
I
don't
think
that
I
could
have
gotten
in
recovery
without
a
form
of
coercive
treatment
which
was
being
incarcerated.
I
think
that's
true
for
a
lot
of
people.
V
A
These
conversations
will
continue.
We're
not
just
you
know,
gonna
stop
here.
Thank
you
guys
and
I'm.
Gonna
call
up
some
folks
and
while
I
do
that,
I
have
one
more
question
just
about
a
number
piece,
but
can
I
have
a
rep
cavallo
come
up
to
the
podium
and
then
after
Rep
Cavallo
I'm
going
to
have
Linda
mellow
and
Damon
from
Dorchester
Bay
economic
development.
Corps?
Are
you
here
perfect,
so
I'm
gonna?
Have
you
guys
go
after
perfect
last
question:
McGrath
how's
the
funding,
the
total
funding
to
operate
a
space
like
that?
What
is
that
figure.
S
S
A
Q
The
record
yes,
thank
you,
madam
president.
My
name
is
Evandro
Carvalho
I'm,
a
state
representative,
so,
as
the
only
I
think
elected
state
official
here
now
you
know
it's
it's
it's
concerning
to
hear
some
of
the
thoughts
that
particularly
the
panel
discussed,
which
about
funding
right,
which
money
money
money
is
an
issue
so
I'm
proud
to
say
that
I
am
leading
the
charge
along
with
John
and
other
providers
to
increase
the
funding
for
beds
in
the
community
to
five
million
dollars.
I
wanna
say
thank
you
to
all
of
you
for
signing
on.
P
Q
I
think
that
the
sense
that
I'm
getting
here
that
we
all
have
to
pitch
in
right,
so
maybe
there
is
some
funding
from
the
the
city
that
we
can
tap
into
as
well
or
more
specifically,
also
about
what's
going
on
in
in
the
Sheriff's
Department
and
I.
Thank
you
for
the
work
that
you're
doing
Sheriff
and
I
think
the
both
guys
and
girls,
as
that
deputy
mentioned,
for
sharing
your
thoughts
on
this
matter.
For
me,
one
thing
that
theme
that
I
saw
was
one.
Q
In
fact,
I
had
discussion
with
John
about
about
wraparound
services
right,
it
sounded
like
we,
albeit
funding,
is
needed
that
there
is
a
lot
of
support,
also
that
are
not
being
connected
to
the
folks,
leaving
right,
for
instance,
one
of
the
things
that
I
think
Darnell
about
say.
Your
name
correctly
mentioned
the
fact
that
we
have
Kevin
in
the
room
from
the
city,
and
he
doesn't
know
that
in
fact
he
can
reach
out
to
him
for
services
particularly
help
to
get
a
job.
Q
That's
of
concern
so
I
think
that's
the
resources
that
we
still
that
we
do
have.
We
need
to
do
a
better
job
to
connect
them
and
one
suggestion
that
I
have
particularly
to
the
sheriff,
maybe
is
to
and
I
think
my
colleague
I
should
say
thank
you
to
my
colleague,
Dan
Cullen.
It
was
also
leading
discharge
with
me.
Q
He
has
a
bill
to
suggest
to
do
that,
to
find
ways
that,
when
he
mates
leave
the
prison
system
or
jail
in
this
case,
is
they
have
a
packet
right
and
I
appreciate
that
you're
doing
a
panel
discussion
to
bring
the
the
nonprofit
and
the
providers
in
to
talk
to
them,
but
I
think
it's
also
will
be
helpful
to
for
them
to
leave
what
this
is.
Some
of
the
things
that
you
should
be
aware
of
right
and
all
the
providers,
whether
they
come
on
a
pen
or
not,
should
be
on
it
right.
So
they
have.
Q
B
B
Q
Q
So
to
me
it's
a
bigger
question
about
criminal
justice
reform
and
what
we,
in
fact,
those
that
percentage
and
what's
the
young
man
for
more
and
I
talked
earlier,
talked
about
how
you
know:
50/50
$56,
Heusen,
nas
that
we
spent
a
year
here
we
couldn't
spend
in
only
thirty
in
a
treatment
somewhere
else.
So
that's
at
the
crux
I
think
of
the
discussion
is
is
is
what
we
do
with
people,
particularly
those
that
are
suffering
like
Michael
discussion,
cuz.
Q
We
don't
want
them
in
the
back
and
the
community
just
to
come
back
and
how
do
we
stop
the
cycle
so
again,
I'm
proud
to
participate
in
a
discussion,
I'm
happy
to
that.
John
came
to
me
and
others
to
push
for
five
million
dollars
and
we're
hopeful
to
get
this
done.
But
my
one
question
for
the
council
a
lease
is
that
maybe
we
have
some
conversations
about
matching.
Q
A
I
think
the
conversation
here
is:
how
do
we
come
together
to
support
prototypes
of
programming
in
a
collective
way
versus
piecemeal
sort
of
responses,
and
so
that
I
think,
is
what
this,
what
we
hope
to
do
going
forward.
So
thank
you,
rep
Cavallo,
hi
Linda.
If
you
could
introduce
yourself
for
the
record,
my.
W
Name
is
Linda
mellow
and
I
work
for
da
Chester
bays
reentry
program.
We've
been
in
existence
now
for
10
years,
and
we've
been
blessed
to
be
supported
for
eight
of
them
by
the
Bri,
the
Boston
reentry
initiative,
but
that
funding
has
gone
away,
we're
very
fortunate
because
of
the
program
in
its
success
that
they
have
found
ways
to
keep
us
in
operation.
W
Two
of
us
actually
worked.
The
program
clovis
Turner
Reverend
Corolla
was
Turner.
If
you
could
just
stand
so,
people
can
her
and
I've
worked
together.
Now,
for
ten
years
on
the
program
she's
been
in
ministry
in
the
prisons
now
for
over
30
years,
I
used
to
work
at
Polaroid
corporation
and
I
worked
at
there
in
the
city
program,
for
some
of
you
might
have
known
about
that
program
and
we
actually
helped
returning
citizens
at
that
time.
W
W
How
we
work
is
we
concentrate
more
on
a
career.
We
try
to
help
folks
understand
that
there's
hope
and
that
they
can
get
a
lot
of
help
in
education
and
different
training
programs.
So
we
focus
on
matching
people's
skills
with
job
training
programs
and
letting
them
know
that
there's
a
relationship
that
we
want
to
build
with
them
and
we
care
and
we
love
them.
W
But
as
someone
mentioned
before,
if
someone
leaves
this
door
and
goes
to
the
street,
the
likelihood
of
them
coming
back
is
almost
immediately.
They
need
these
re-entry
programs.
The
Brooke
House
has
been
phenomenal.
They
send
the
folks
to
be
I,
help
with
resumes
and
cover
letters
do
career
coaching.
W
Why
I'm
also
connected
with
long-term
re-entry
programs
I
actually
have
a
few
guys
right
now
in
Delancey
Street,
which
is
a
phenomenal
program.
It's
self
supported
in
actually,
today
we
had
a
representative
from
New
York,
come
and
interview
three
of
the
guys
getting
ready
to
be
released
in
the
next
month
from
him,
and
that
was
due
to
the
panel
that
sheriff
Tompkins
has
going
on
and
I
wouldn't
had
that
opportunity
to
have
met
these
folks.
W
Had
this
not
happened,
and
he
had
this
meeting
I
don't
want
to
spend
too
much
time
because
I
have
someone
here
who
has
worked
with
us
now
for
about
six
years,
he's
one
of
the
people
who
has
taken
advantage
of
the
reentry
program,
and
I
think
there's
no
one
better
than
to
tell
you
exactly
what
works
in
reentry
programs
and
I
do
have
copies
here.
For
you.
A
W
X
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
everybody
for
allowing
me
to
speak
at
this
hearing
and
to
put
emphasis
on
the
reentry
as
linda,
just
stated
april
19
for
be
six
years.
I've
been
released
prior
to
that
I
did
11
and
a
half
years
in
CIC
t-junction
and
back
in
the
90s
I
was
where
these
two
gentlemen,
these
two
young,
ladies,
was
in
our
97
reentry,
is
challenging.
You
know
a
lot
of
people
spoke
and
made
some
good
points
and
added
a
lot
of
good
questions.
X
You
know
you've
been
disconnected
from
society
for
so
long
me
personally,
like
I
said:
I
did
11
and
a
half
years
for
me
coming
out
and
just
being
like
bombarded
with
the
technology
was
like
mind-blowing
the
communication
skills
I
mean
because
you
still
have
people
who
and
even
in
your
own
family
yeah
people
who
surely
don't
really
understand
the
mind
of
an
ex-felon
or
somebody.
That's
really
intimate
back
into
society,
so
their
stigmas
and
there's
ways
that
they
ostracize
you
to
make.
X
You
seem
like
you're
still
a
threat
or
people
who
really
don't
truly
care
to
try
to
understand
you
or
institutions
and
agencies
that
are
out
here,
get
and
focus
on
really
trying
to
get
you
back
into
society.
I've
always
had
a
burning
desire
to
do
better
in
life.
You
know
no
matter
what
decisions
I've
made
every
opportunity
that
I've
got
and
I've
taken
full
advantage
of
I
had
my
bumps
and
bruises
along
the
ways.
I
know
how
hard
it's
been
to
come
out
and
not
have
no
way
to
live
while
I
was
incarcerated.
X
As
a
matter
of
fact,
I
paid
for
my
hotel
room
around
the
corner
from
where
I
was
being
released
at
our
MC
I,
see
that
surely
it
wasn't
a
pretty
place,
but
it
was
a
place
that
I
could
call
my
home.
You
know
because
other
than
that
I've
been
like,
so
many
people
coming
back
into
society
homeless
or
without
shelter
and
no
type
of
resources,
I
mean
they
tell
you,
you
know
you
get
it
back
and
you
can
go
here.
You
could
go
there,
but
again
it's
a
communication
thing.
X
You
might
go
into
these
places
and
somebody
my
actual
question
or
you
might
not
understand
certain
things
on
the
application
or
whatever.
Maybe,
and
you
freeze
up
you
jel
up
so
through
you
know
other
programs
and
men's
groups
and
even
like
your
mental
health
status,
you
know
it's
good
to
go
and
seek
treatment,
not
saying
that
you're
crazy
or
you
need
some
type
of
medication.
But
it's
just
good
to
know
that
you
can
go
on
and
let
out
some
of
that
stuff
that
you've
been
suppressing
for
all
those
years.
X
Because
again,
some
of
your
family
members
are
not
there.
For
you,
when
your
beliefs,
some
of
your
family
members
of
the
people,
that
they
treat
you
worse
than
the
stranger,
would
these
two?
Ladies,
these
my
angels
here
won't
happen.
Man,
I
love
these
woman
at
death,
they've
supported
me
through
thick
and
thin
I've
been
in
the
office.
We've
had
many
a
brunches
and
lunches
and
also
they've,
been,
as
my
biggest
supporters
I
can
just
tell
you.
I've
had
a
lot
of
job
opportunities
that
blessed
me
and
showed
me
a
lot
of
things
in
life.
X
You
know
personal,
spiritually
and
just
getting
back
in
society
and
presently
right
now,
through
my
own
hustle
and
bustle
I
made
my
way
into
the
Union
and
which
is
a
beautiful
thing.
Man.
Thank
you.
I
appreciate
a
lot
of
you,
chef,
Tompkins
injury,
Kimball
I've
seen
you
got
my
other
job.
I
die,
burning,
hole,
I,
had
two
stakeholders
meetings
and
you
know
that.
J
X
Again
man,
this
is
it's
a
pleasure
that
all
of
you
were
here
and
you
have
here
your
eyes
and
he
is,
and
everything
open
to
really
help
make
this
transition
and
I
do
want
to
like
highlights
on
that
Jennifer
set,
which
is
opiate.
Yes,
a
crisis
is
an
addiction,
but
also
I
came
up
and
I
came
through
that
crack
era
and
crack
is
still
a
crisis
in
our
neighborhoods
to
and
throughout
the
world.
X
Let
us
not
let
that
opiate
be
a
pushed
us
to
the
side,
be
a
shadow
to
take
away
from
the
reentry,
because
reentry
is
imperative.
Like
again,
I
can't
put
enough
emphasis
on
really
truly
having
some
structure,
especially
housing.
You
know
some
type
of
programs
where
they
could
help
you
articulate
more.
You
know
for
some
who
people
who
don't
know
how
to
do
it.
I
mean,
I
know
I'm
doing
good
now,
but
I'm
real
nervous,
but
just
again
re-entry
and
the
resources
that
have
been
taken
away.
X
I
believe
it's
upon
y'all
to
do
everything
in
your
power
to
make
sure
that
we
get
it
back.
You
know
I
understand
on
the
loss,
scale
of
politics
and
everything.
That's
going
on
in
society
that
it's
about
money
but,
more
importantly,
it's
about
a
life,
because
before
anything
we
are
all
part
of
the
human
family
man
and
if
we
can't
help
each
other
and
rehabilitate
each
other
on
both
sides
of
the
table
because,
like
you
said
earlier,
there's
people
in
our
communities
that
are
directly
affected
from
this
and
you
may
not
be
directly
affected.
X
A
Y
I
want
to
first
say
thank
you
for
letting
us
have
this
opportunity,
we're
here
tonight
to
share
with
you
about
more
than
words.
Our
experience
are
in
our
hopes
that
even
our
work
together
to
impact
the
lives
of
more
young
adults
for
the
past
14
years,
we
have
been
serving
16
to
21
year
olds,
who
our
system
involved,
so
they
are
in
foster
care
their
court
involved,
their
experiencing
homelessness
or
they've
dropped
out
of
school.
Y
But
a
year
ago
we
decide
to
increase
our
age
to
24,
so
they
can
also
support
our
older
young
adults,
who
do
just
as
much
of
that.
Empowering
experience
I'd
like
to
share
a
little
bit
more
about
more
than
words
as
a
society
who
attempts
to
prepare
our
most
vulnerable
system
involved
young
adults
for
their
critical
transition
to
adulthood.
We
must
move
from
the
traditional
social
service
model
toward
a
more
empowering
effective
and
cost-effective
social
enterprise
solution.
Y
Over
the
past
14
years,
more
than
words
has
grown
from
a
few
youth
selling
books
online
in
a
50
square
foot
office
to
a
4.7
operating
million
operating
budget.
We've
demonstrated
this
model
works
for
young
people
to
achieve
measurable
outcomes
in
education,
work
and
life.
Young
adults
earn
a
job
running
a
book
business
they're
out
on
the
truck
sourcing
books,
they're
selling
them
online
retail
and
wholesale
and
pop-up
shops,
and
generating
more
than
two
million
dollars
in
earned
revenue.
Y
They're
also
doing
this
while
developing
critical
skills
they
work
with
us
for
20
hours.
They
have
a
you
job
where
they
receive
intense
case
management
towards
personal
goals.
They
additionally
have
two
years
of
support
in
our
grad
program
to
help
them
transition
to
other
jobs
and
persist
in
education.
This
model
works
young
adults
graduate
for
more
than
words
and
have
gained
skills
and
self-efficacy
to
take
charge
of
their
lives.
8%
of
more
rewards
graduates
spend
at
least
30
hours
a
week
being
productive
in
school
and
in
education.
Y
Z
Everyone
alright,
so
my
name
is
Makai
I
started
working
in
more
than
words
in
November
I
know
what
it's
like
to
be
involved
in
the
courts,
so
I
do
have
family
to
slocked
up
when
I
was
17.
My
brother
was
facing
a
murder.
Well,
he
still
is
facing
a
murder
charge,
so
he's
gone
and
I
almost
got
locked
up
myself.
I
was
in
and
out
of
the
court
system.
I
didn't
finish.
Z
School
I
got
my
GED
I
spent
a
lot
of
time
and,
like
like
I,
said
the
court
system
I
was
charged
with
breaking
entering
drug
charges.
I
got
out,
I
got
my
GED
in
more
than
words
hired
me.
Actually,
they
hired
me
twice.
I
made
some
mistakes,
but
they
understand
that
coming
from
where
I
come
from,
that
happens,
so
they
are
there
to
give
those
second
chances,
and
it's
taught
me
a
lot
because
working
in
more
than
words
is
not
just
a
job
to
me.
Z
It's
not
just
to
check
when
I
first
started
getting
I
gonna
lie
to
you
guys.
I
was
like
man
hey
to
get
this
money
and
I'm
out
hey.
My
dad
was
like
get
a
job
as
I
got
a
job.
I
was
good,
but
it
became
more
than
that
because
of
the
support
that
I
was
having
there
I
didn't
know
anything
about
fast
for
school.
Wasn't
on
my
mind,
I
was
dealing
with
addiction,
substance
abuse
to
are
still
in
and
they're
there.
Z
Z
I
was
like
man,
I'm
gettin
paid
to
just
sit
here,
and
it
became
more
to
me
because
I'm,
not
it's
just
not
myself,
I'm
around
a
lot
of
other
young
people
were
focused
and
dedicated
to
trying
to
get
out
of
their
parents
house
move
on
with
their
lives,
and
you
know
that
pushes
me
to
do
better
too.
So
all
the
workshops
that
we
do
have
on
our
Mondays,
Tuesdays
or
Thursdays,
actually
I'm,
learning
things
I.
Z
Think
that,
because
I'm
one
of
the
oldest
there,
that
I
know
everything
or
I've
been
through
it
but
I
got
kids
are
like
16
telling
me
things.
I'd
never
knew
before.
So
it's
like
I'm,
like
wow.
That's
where
your
mind
sets
out
like
why
wasn't
I
there
when
I
was
so
like
I
said
I'm
around
people
who
are
thinking
the
same
way,
I'm
thinking
and
a
lot
of
friends
that
do
support
the
fact
that
they
know
some
things
about
me
and
they
support
the
fact
that
I'm
trying
to
be
away
from
alcohol.
Z
P
Z
Y
We
truly
believe
that,
if
you
want
to
have
your
life
on
track,
you
have
to
have
a
place
to
live
a
place,
to
call
home
a
place
to
land
basic
resources
having
a
tea,
pass,
a
professional
outfit
and
access
to
a
phone
and
health
and
mental
health
services,
so
that
our
returning
citizens
haven't
have
that
support.
Many
of
them
experienced
trauma
poverty
homelessness.
Y
So
we
want
to
make
sure
that
they
have
access
to
the
sports
they
need
when
they
do
actually
get
released,
we're
growing
in
more
than
words,
and
we
look
forward
to
deepening
the
relationship
with
everyone
in
this
room,
as
well
as
the
Sheriff's
Department,
and
we
thank
you
for
your
time
and
commitment.
Thank.
A
AA
My
name
is
Philip
Dora.
She
currently
worked
for
colors
about
Dorchester
and
through
a
relationship
with
Suffolk
County
House
of
Corrections
under
sheriff
Tompkins,
superintendant,
Smith
and
other
inside
partners
being
Jim
Vizio,
Kristina,
Kristina,
Ruchi
Oh
major
Thomas
I
cannot
forget,
currently
we're
running
a
cottage
bridge
program
where
we're
working
with
both
sentence
and
detain
women
and
getting
them
to
a
first
year,
college-level,
reading,
writing
and
arithmetic
and
upon
their
released
back
into
the
community,
we're
integrating
them
onto
a
college
campus.
A
lot
of
conversation
has
been
about
reentry,
my
humble
opinion.
AA
You
know
through
the
work
and
from
my
experience,
two
things
are
vitally
important
in
terms
of
an
individual
being
able
to
reintegrate
into
the
community
first
and
foremost
relationships.
You
know,
relationships
are
tantamount
to
success
and
also
it
has
to
be
ample
amount
of
resources
and
those
resources
have
to
be
tangible.
You
know
oftentimes
things
and
theory
sound
good,
but
practical.
You
know
application
more
times
than
not
falls
short.
AA
AA
Think
the
superintendent
through
this
work,
reflected
even
in
your
panel
we've
worked
with
three
out
of
the
four
speakers
this
evening
and
something
I'm
very
proud
of
them,
I'm,
very
proud
of
them
and
I'm
doing
everything
in
my
power
to
be
able
to
allocate
resources
and
opportunities
that
will
allow
for
them
to
effectively
and
successfully
reintegrate.
You
know
back
into
society,
but
in
terms
of
being
effective
in
social
services,
and
he
and
I
bump
heads
about
this
all
the
time
you
had
to
remain
transparent
long
enough.
AA
So
the
client
with
whom
you're
working
with
can
identify
that
you
have
vested
interest
in
his
or
her
six.
So
in
often
times
you
know
it
has
to
be
that
sense
of
identification.
The
client
has
to
be
able
to
ascertain
that
you
have
the
ability
not
only
to
sympathize
but
to
empathize.
You
know
the
very
same
vicissitudes
of
life
and
we're
dealing
with
so,
and
this
is
what
we
do
you
know.
This
is,
in
large
part,
the
magic
that
we
do
inside
of
the
classroom
and
in
the
community
now.
P
Hey,
thank
you
guys
thanks
ish
yeah,
so
it
is
resources
as
well
as
relationships
and
I.
Just
say
two
things
really
briefly
is
you
need
all
the
the
supports
that
we've
talked
about,
but
you
need
to
be
able
to
focus
on
them
and
so
at
college-bound.
We
believe
in
paying
guys
and
women
as
they
come
out
to
focus
on
getting
better,
whether
that's
education,
whether
it's
recovery,
whatever
that
is
four
hundred
dollars
a
week.
P
That's
20
grand
a
year,
it's
a
hell
of
a
lot
cheaper
than
the
other
options,
and
then
you
can
provide
support
services
for
about
another
twelve
thousand
a
year.
So
thirty,
two
versus
we
work
with
a
lot
of
gang
involved,
individuals
who
are
cost
in
the
Commonwealth
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
per
year.
So
it's
thirty
two
versus
a
hundred
and
then
I
think
also
the
other
lost
opportunity
is
to
hire
returning
citizens
to
do
the
work.
And
so
we
wonder
about
you
know:
where
do
you
get
the
workforce
to
do
this?
Who
does
this
best?
P
It's
folks
like
ish,
was
saying
that
have
walked
in
these
shoes
and
they
can
do
this
work
and
that's
a
workforce.
That's
out
there
in
our
communities,
desperate
to
give
back
and
often
unable
to
find
jobs
in
many
fields
because
of
their
quarries,
but
their
exceptional
youth
development
workers
with
returning
citizens.
So
you
know
money.
L
P
A
R
R
Let
me
preface
this
I'm,
not
an
expert,
but
I
am
familiar
with
it,
because
I'm
one
of
the
senior
advisor
to
the
largest
behavioral
and
psychiatric
Medicaid
facility
in
Philadelphia,
we
have
roughly
250
licensed
beds,
ranging
from
methadone
straight
through
to
psychiatric
and
the
rehabilitation
programs,
I'm
also
landlord
to
the
two
largest
homeless
shelters
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia.
On
average,
we
have
close
to
600
people
on
our
campus.
R
I,
don't
run
the
programs,
but
we
do
feed
them
in
the
prison
system
in
Philadelphia
County
roughly
three
years
ago,
they
started
a
certified
peer,
counselor
program
for
inmates
that
were
getting
prepared
to
discharge
to
enhance
that
program.
The
city's
Department
of
Behavioral,
Health
and
intellectual
disabilities
did
a
carve
out
of
the
behavioral
health
Medicaid
dollars
to
create
a
peer,
counseling
discharge
program.
That
starts
six
months
in
advance
of
the
actual
discharge.
R
The
certified
peer
counselor
is
velcroed
for
lack
of
a
better
term
to
the
prisoner,
who
is
being
discharged
all
of
the
how
the
Social
Security
the
access
program
types
of
preparation
are
taking
place,
while
the
individual
is
still
in-house
is
still
within
the
system
and
tracked
through
a
fairly
robust,
a
discharge
planning
process.
The
certified
peer
counselor
is
assigned
to
them.
R
Now
that
certified
peer
counselor
is
a
former
inmate
that
has
gone
through
the
training
program
going
through
the
certification
process,
and
they
are
there
at
the
point
of
discharge
and
are
velcro
to
that
client
as
or
to
that
inmate
through
up
to
6
months.
So
they
reinforce
the
structure.
They
reinforce
the
program
participations.
A
AB
Thank
you.
My
name
is
Nicola
Bryant
I
am
the
founder
and
executive
director
of
Ruth's
way
for
women.
We
are
a
non-profit,
faith-based,
silver
home,
providing
housing
for
women
and
recovery,
homeless,
women
and
female
veterans.
We
also
just
began
integrating
recovery
coaching
into
the
services
that
we
provide.
AB
This
is
Danielle
for
neck
ease.
She
is
also
a
board
member
and
she
is
a
familiar
face
here
at
South
Bay
to
improve
services
and
reduce
recidivism.
We
believe
that
they
are
okay,
I'm,
a
little
nervous
and
I
wrote
this
thing.
The
thing
is
people
need
to
know
that
someone
loves
them
that
they
need
encouragement,
they
need
support,
they
need
education
and
they
need
quality,
safe
housing
we
have,
as
I
said,
we
have
a
sofa
home.
AB
AB
Education
is
so
important
connecting
people
we're
privileged
to
be
part
of
your
recovery
panel
and
we're
grateful
to
come
in
every
month
and
meet
women
who
actually
want
to
change
their
lives.
It
takes
time
it
takes.
You
know
people
come
in
in
they're
sick.
They
need
help,
they
don't
need
judgment,
they
don't
need
Chris
criticism
they're
their
own
worst
critics.
They
need
to
know
that
somebody
loves
them
because
they
are
a
person,
and
so
we
here
we
love
we
support.
We
enjoy
courage,
women
we
do
as
much
as
we
can
to.
AB
AB
So
that's
what
we
do
and
that's
what
we
hope
to
promote,
and
we
hope
that
somehow
that
the
city
can
find
housing
money
for
housing
there
are,
it
doesn't
have
to
be
run
by
the
city.
It
can
be
run
by
private
organizations.
I've
been
trying
to
work
I'm
a
I've
lived
in
East
Boston.
Almost
all
of
my
life
I
love
East
Boston,
but
you
can't
touch
a
two-family
house
under
six
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
in
East
Boston,
and
that
is
a
dump.
That's
not
even
a
beautiful
home.
AB
We
need
to
make
things
more
affordable
for
people
so
that
when
they
come
out
of
situations
like
this,
that
then
are
just
stepping
out
into
nothing
that
they
already
have
a
connection
with
health
care.
They
have
a
recovery
coach
that
they
have
the
an
appointment
with
a
doctor
and
a
dentist
and
a
therapist
so
that
they
have
it
all
set
up.
So
as
they
walk
out
the
door,
it's
a
soft
transition.
It's
not
falling
with
no
one
there
to
support
you.
Thank.
A
K
Right,
hi,
everyone,
my
name
is
Danielle
Wernicke's
and
I'm;
a
certified
recovery
coach
for
the
state
of
Massachusetts
and
I'm,
also
on
the
board
of
Ruth's
way
for
women
I'm,
also
in
long-term
recovery
and
I,
just
wanted
to
say
when
the
superintendent
was
talking
about.
Second
chances
like
without
second
chances,
I
wouldn't
be
here
like
I,
would
still
be
out
on
the
streets
outside
these
doors.
K
You
know
broken-down,
80-pound,
heroin,
addict
and
because
the
second
third
fourth
fifth
chances
like
it
just
so
happens
I'm
here
today
and
you
know,
I-
have
I,
have
a
son
I,
have
a
son
in
recovery,
I'm,
a
single
mom
in
recovery
and
I'm
standing
here
talking
to
you
with
a
badge
that
I
can
get
in
and
out
of
a
jail
like.
That
is
a
miracle
like
recovery.
I
am
an
example
of
the
fact
that
recovery
is
possible.
K
So,
with
that
said,
I've
been
coming
into
the
Suffolk
County
House
of
Corrections.
For
the
past
two
years
before
the
recovery
panel
program,
the
pilot
began
and
I've
been
meeting
with
female
detainees
who
are
near
release
and
developing
recovery
plans,
networks,
providing
guidance
and
mentorship
and
I
have
to
tell
you,
there's
a
special
bond
that
develops
when
two
addicts
sit
down.
It's
just
something
really
really
special
about
that
and
that's
where
the
seeds
can
be
planted
and
I
feel
like
that's.
K
Where
real
recovery
begins,
when
you
walk
in
someone's
shoes,
you
can
kind
of
you
know
you
just
get
to
the
to
the
nitty-gritty
of
it.
All
I've
had
the
opportunity
to
work
with
several
women
who
have
resided
in
the
house
of
in
this
house.
It
has
been
a
gift
to
watch
the
light
of
recovery
come
on
in
their
eyes,
even
if
it's
just
for
a
brief
moment
of
one
of
them
hearing
something
I
know
that
I
have
planted
a
seed
and
that
when
I
leave
you
know
they
think
about
it.
K
You
know,
and
they
have
hope-
and
they
have
hope
until
I
next
visit,
and
then
we
start
again
and
we
just
we
every
time
I
come
we
revisit
where
they
were.
Sometimes
my
time
here
is
spent
with
a
woman
just
calming
a
disturbance,
that's
going
on
within
her,
and
you
know
once
that
disturbance
is
calm
down
like
then
we
can.
We
can.
K
We
can
talk,
we
can
talk
about
contemplating
recovery
and
I
think
it's
important
to
say
that
every
single
part,
every
single
woman
I've
worked
with
in
this
house
every
single
one
of
them
has
contacted
me
and
stays
in
touch
with
me
regularly
upon
leaving
like
to
me
like
that's
a
victory.
That
is
a
huge
victory
when
I
was
out
there
on
the
streets
that
I
wasn't
reaching
out
to
anybody
in
recovery,
so
I
feel
like
that's.
That's
that's
a
huge
victory.
K
A
A
M
M
We
have
learned
a
lot
about
how
schools
can
better
support
students
who
have
a
loved
one
who
is
incarcerated
and
looking
at
specifically,
two
very
issues
around
trauma-informed
classrooms,
to
make
sure
that
our
schools
are
more
sensitive
to
the
needs
of
students
who
have
a
loved
one
behind
behind
the
wall.
As
you
say,
and
really
making
sure
that
educators
are
asking
the
right
questions
so
that
we
are
able
to
better
support.
M
So
we
have
learned
a
lot
about
the
impact
that
that
has
on
students,
and
so
our
partnership
has
really
elevated
the
work
in
terms
of
advocating
for
better
disciplinary
practices
in
our
classrooms
and
the
other
part
of
our
work
and
I'm,
usually
much
more
animated,
but
I
know
it's
almost
time
to
go.
One
of
the
things
that
we
have
done
with
the
Family
Matters
program.
M
Is
we
launched
a
of
the
first
time
ever
a
toy
drive
to
make
sure
that
a
toy
drive
I
can
no
longer
get
this
book,
your
circuit,
olap
and
your
time
being
miss
Janey,
and
so
we
we
wanted
to.
There
was
a
lot
of
toy
drives
happening
in
the
city
and
nothing
was
really
geared
towards
families
of
the
incarcerated.
M
So
what
we've
done
is
created
an
opportunity
to
ensure
that
the
voices
of
their
incarcerated
are
included
in
the
family
surveys
that
the
Boston
Public
Schools
are
disseminated,
and
also
making
sure
that
we
include
how
we
can
better
support
their
children
as
they
navigate
to
the
system.
So
through
our
work
is
policy
and
practice,
but,
more
importantly,
is
looking
at
a
community
connected
approach
and
being
at
the
table
with
Randy
and
some
other
folks.
M
I
know:
he's
retired
now
he's
no
longer
there,
but
we
have
an
opportunity
to
meet
once
a
month
as
a
community
and
really
figure
out.
How
can
we
juice,
we
reduce
the
stigma
for
families
who
have
a
loved
one
incarcerated
in
the
role
that
each
of
our
community
organizations
play
and
supporting
the
families,
and
our
role
is
specifically
around
education
and
the
students.
And
let
me
just
look
at
my
notes:
cuz
I
was
trying
to
hurry
up
all
right,
so
I
think
I
addressed
most
of
the
things
that
I
wanted
to
get
through.
M
B
So
she's
so
funny.
No,
but
thanks
for
coming
just
real
quick
to
reference
family
matters,
it
is
a
program
that
we
started
about
two
years,
go
where
we
said
to
a
cadre
of
our
our.
We
call
them
guests.
We
hate
using
the
words
inmates
all
so
that
those
that
come
from
the
most
dysfunctional
families,
where
the
home
front
is
really
kind
of
upside
down.
What
we
wanted
to
do
of
what
we
do
is
we
wrap
our
arms
around
the
entire
family
unit.
B
Now
that's
outside
of
our
purview,
so
they
have
to
give
us
permission
to
do
that,
but
we
feel
that
if
we
can
help
someone
get
their
lives
somewhat
straight
to
go
back
into
a
chaotic
situation.
It's
just
going
to
reverse
all
of
the
work
that
they've
done
while
they
were
here,
and
so
we
felt
that
it
made
some
sense
to
reach
out
to
the
families
to
introduce
them
to
the
social
service
agencies
and
the
providers
that
they
might
not
know
of
or
even
know
exist.
B
So
we've
had
some
great
success
with
that
and
Jody
has
been
a
great
partner.
I
just
wanted
to
close
out
by
saying
a
couple
of
things.
One
I
want
to
thank
the
External
Affairs
Department
here
sandy
calixte,
chief
of
External
Affairs
in
the
back
and
her
crew
for
pulling
this
whole
thing
together.
You
please
give
sandy
man
I.
B
Also
want
to
talk
about
real
quickly,
I,
don't
know,
that's
all
I'm,
just
going
to
touch
on
real
quickly.
The
officers
that
work
here,
the
officers
that
work
here
that
do
yeoman's
work,
day-in,
day-out,
24/7,
365,
and
the
only
time
that
you
really
hear
about
them
in
the
media
is
when
something
has
gone
wrong.
That
is
unfair
and
it's
unjust,
and
these
guys
are,
ladies
in
these
blue
shirts
and
white
shirts.
They
do
incredible
work,
thankless
work
and
they
really
are
taking
care
of
our
friends
and
our
families
and
our
communities.
B
A
A
I
want
to
thank
all
of
the
folks
who
are
serving
town
at
the
time,
the
men
and
when
we
heard
from
tonight
I'm
for
having
the
courage
to
share
your
story
in
a
public
setting
like
this,
as
well
as
the
powerful
stories
we
heard
from
folks
who
previously
served
time,
that's
important
for
us
to
hear
and
to
take
back,
and
also
thank
you
for
sharing
it
with
your
emotion,
because
that's
also
important.
We
also
need
to
bring
that
back
to
inform
policies.
A
Lastly,
I
need
to
thank
my
central
staff,
carry
the
who
is
always
behind
the
camera
and
usually
never
gets
to
Thank
You,
Michelle
and
Candice.
They
have
to
literally
pack
all
this
stuff
up
and
I,
don't
even
know
if
he
has
a
parking
space
at
City
Hall
to
get
here
and
do
this
work.
So
thank
you
to
Candice,
Carrie
and
Michelle,
and
thank
you
to
my
colleagues,
councillor
Edwards
councillor
Janey
councillor
Flynn
for
being
here
for
staying
a
councillor
Baker
as
well.
A
I
think
we
learned
a
lot
and
I
think
one
step
is
to
continue
the
conversation
to
follow
up
with
a
dialogue,
maybe
joining
some
of
your
joint
meetings
with
your
providers
and
joining
the
efforts
of
Kevin
and
the
work
he's
doing
with
the
office
of
returning
citizens
and
how
do
we
come
together
as
a
collective
to
really
move
the
needle
on
this
and
to
do
our
part
at
the
city
level
and
then
to
push
the
state
and
federal
folks
to
do
more.
So
thank
you
to
all
the
providers
in
the
room.