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Massachusetts homeless shelters not conducting full criminal background checks

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  • Massachusetts homeless shelters not conducting full criminal background checks
  • State has been conducting searches for sex offences and outstanding warrants
  • Policy change comes after the arrest of an undocumented immigrant on drug and weapons charges
  • Emergency Assistance system has exploded in size and cost
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  • Governor Maura Healey files a $425 million spending bill to support the state's shelter system through June, using pandemic-era surplus dollars
  • The bill proposes to cut the length of stay in the shelter system from nine months to six, a change that was previously suggested by Healey in November
  • House Speaker Ron Mariano expresses outrage over the recent arrest of an individual with an AR-15 assault rifle at a state shelter and suggests adding more security prerequisites before allocating the money
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  • Shelter residents express concerns over safety, particularly for their children, due to frequent altercations and rumors of drug use in some shelters.
  • Authorities are often called to the shelters, with multiple police cars and an ambulance seen at one shelter recently.
  • The state's Emergency Assistance system has grown significantly in recent years due to an increase in local evictions and the arrival of migrant families, putting pressure on the system and potentially compromising safety measures.
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