"I believe one of the biggest issues in Boston is the ongoing Mass. & Cass crisis. I represent South Boston and a large portion of the South End, which have experienced increased public safety, public health, and quality of life issues due to the Mass. & Cass crisis in the last year. Beyond the already unacceptable conditions over the last decade, there were a series of recent residential and business break-ins, sleeping in people's homes and cars, assaults on residents, and trespassing in backyards."
"In September, Councilor John Fitzgerald and I held a hearing in the South End on my resolution to declare Mass. & Cass a public health and public safety emergency and a humanitarian crisis. I continue to advocate for zero tolerance for open-air drug dealing and public drug use, human trafficking, crime, and assaults. We need Massachusetts Criminal Justice Reform, and a state sentence is warranted for dealers who prey on our most vulnerable."
Mass. & Cass crisis has produced increased public safety, public health, and quality-of-life problems in South Boston and the South End over the past year. Recent incidents include residential and business break-ins, people sleeping in others' homes and cars, assaults on residents, trespassing in backyards, and a child struck by a needle. A hearing was held in the South End on a resolution to declare Mass. & Cass a public health and public safety emergency and a humanitarian crisis. Proposed responses include zero tolerance for open-air drug dealing and public drug use, criminal penalties for dealers, Massachusetts criminal justice reform, and a treatment-first approach with detox and recovery services to address addiction and underlying mental and behavioral health issues.
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