Boston advances plan to move homeless addicts into jail once used for ICE detainees amid progressive pushback
October 13, 2021 at 12:39 PM EDT
Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins is forging ahead with plans to transform the currently unused South Bay jail’s "building eight" into a place where addicts can begin recovery. His proposal had received pushback from Democratic U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley and other liberal activists last month.