Healey says she ordered criminal background checks on all shelter residents last spring, but they didn’t happen
We’re going to get to the bottom of why that wasn’t happening,” Gov. Maura Healey vowed. The post Healey says she ordered criminal background checks on all shelter residents last spring, but they didn’t happen appeared first on Boston.
Gov. Healey confirms lack of widespread criminal background checks in state-run shelters
Gov. Maura Healey commissioned an independent review of security at state-run shelters and signaled an openness to residency requirements for the emergency assistance program after facing blowback for a lack of widespread criminal background checks in the system.
Healey administration acknowledges it hasn’t been conducting full background checks on state homeless shelter residents
The state has been conducting searches for sex offenses and outstanding warrants — but not checks of past criminal activity.
Governor says background checks she ordered at Massachusetts shelters didn't happen: "Absolutely unacceptable"
The Boston Globe reported Thursday that Healey's administration has not been conducting CORI (Criminal Offender Record Information) checks on people staying in the state's homeless shelters, even though the governor had told the public that migrants and others arriving at the facilities were being screened.
Amid backlash, Healey orders background checks at migrant shelters
Gov. Maura Healey is facing a firestorm over revelations that the state didn't conduct criminal background checks on migrants in its emergency shelter system.
Gov. Healey orders more thorough background checks for Massachusetts shelter residents
A spokesperson for the Healey administration said that the state was already conducting limited background checks on residents of the emergency assistance shelters, the governor has now ordered that the checks include a check against the Massachusetts Criminal Offender Record Information database. That process is often called a CORI check.
Healey says she ordered criminal background checks on all shelter residents ‘last spring,’ but they weren’t done
Whether it’s incompetence, intransigence, or negligence, changes must be made,” House Minority Leader Brad Jones said.
‘Unacceptable’: Gov. Healey launches independent review of shelter system after criminal activity
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Mass. Republicans slam Healey over revelations about background check gaps at shelters
Beacon Hill Republicans issued a scathing rebuke to the Healey administration on Friday in the wake of a published report revealing that it did not conduct full background checks on people admitted to the state’s emergency shelter system.
Healey orders criminal background checks for people entering Mass. shelters
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has ordered that everyone entering the state’s shelter system undergo criminal background checks, saying Friday that she was surprised to recently learn the checks were not being performed.
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Healey interested in revisiting shelter law intent
Gov. Maura Healey discussed an interest in realigning the state's right-to-shelter law "with its original intent," opening up ...
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Republicans push for reforms to shelter system
Republican lawmakers are calling for an overhaul of the state's emergency shelter system amid rising costs and revelations ...
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NYC Housing Providers Required to Conduct Bifurcated Screening for Criminal Background Checks on Prospective Tenants
NYC has implemented the Fair Chance Housing Law, which requires a bifurcated screening process for applicants when ...