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Sheriffs warn closing regional women's facilities could harm mother-child reunification
Summary
Sheriffs told the commission that regional women's facilities provide gender-specific programming and mother-child visits that aid reentry, and cautioned against consolidating sites that would increase distance from families.
Sheriffs appearing before the commission urged caution toward proposals to consolidate county facilities that hold women, saying that proximity to families and gender-responsive programming are central to successful reentry.
"There'is nothing worse than having a small area carved out in the men's facility for women," Barnstable County Sheriff Donna Buckley said, explaining why regional women''s centers were built to provide gender-specific housing and programming. "Gender-specific programming is important."
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