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  • 'I feel human again' — At three hotels, formerly incarcerated New Yorkers get the support they need Audio icon

    Ilyssa Daly

    October 12, 2020 |

    Queens Daily Eagle |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    When jails and prisons released people early as a pandemic precaution, New York City responded to the threat of increased homelessness by temporarily housing more than 400 people in hotels while providing them with re-entry services aimed at preventing new crimes. Exodus Transitional Community, the city's contractor, provided a combination of emergency shelter and counseling that would be unavailable in standard homeless shelters. No COVID-19 cases have been reported in the hotels, while residents praise the service for giving them the stability and safety they need to restart their lives.

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