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Democratic town reeling over migrant shelter opening in old prison

Residents of a New England town are outraged that they were not consulted about a plan to convert a former state prison into a taxpayer-funded immigrant shelter for hundreds of people. The state is using a former minimum-security dormitory-like facility in Norfolk, Massachusetts, to house immigrants and homeless people currently barricaded at Boston’s Logan International […]

Kurds Protest Across Turkey as Court Sentences Presidential Hopeful to 42 Years in Prison

Kurdish citizens staged protests across Turkey after a court sentenced Selahattin Demirtas, former co-chairman of the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) and two-time presidential candidate, to 42 years in prison. . To quell Kurdish anger, authorities in 20 states banned demonstrations, social gatherings and public events for four days. Demirtas, 51, has been in prison […]

Massachusetts to convert prison into shelter for illegal aliens

Massachusetts plans to turn shuttered prisons into emergency “safety net” locations for undocumented immigrants, Democratic Gov. Maura Healey’s office confirmed. WCVB Saturday. The Bay State Correctional Center in Norfolk was decommissioned in 2015, but will soon serve as temporary housing for about 140 local homeless and undocumented immigrant families living in Massachusetts, the only state […]

Pro-life protester gets five years in PRISON

Protests seem fine if they are involved in something violent, but stay away from peaceful pro-life movements. “Pro-life activists are really being attacked at an unprecedented rate by the Biden administration.” Sarah Gonzalez Before sharing Lauren Handy’s story, she said: Handy was immediately jailed and has been in prison since his conviction. Now, she has […]

Massachusetts Converts Old Prison Into Migrant Family Shelter In Response To Crisis

The Massachusetts officials revealed Saturday that they plan to convert the Bay State Correctional Center in Norfolk into an emergency shelter for families facing homelessness, WCVB-TV reported. The former minimum-security prison, equipped with showers, bathrooms, a cafeteria and a gymnasium, will be converted to house around 140 families. Workers will modify the facility to create a […]