The one that was a vast homeless camp , located in a Boston intersection known as Mass and Cass was completely evicted on Wednesday, after the mayor promised to do so Michelle Wu.
This point is near the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard.
Homeless Eviction in Boston. EFE/EPA/CJ GUNTHER
“Our goal from the beginning here was to take a different approach, an approach that really focused on the roots of homelessness and the crisis that people here live with”, The Associated Press quoted Wu, who became mayor in November.
Ace of tonight, dozens of residents formerly living in encampments near Mass & Cass have moved into newly created low-threshold, supportive housing. No arrests took place.
We’ll give a full update tomorrow at 10A.M. https://t.co/KRGND4o6U3
— Michelle Wu 吳弭 (@wutrain) January 10, 2022
Although there were police officers present during the eviction, Wu and other municipal officials assured that the function of the uniformed officers was only to preserve order, since their intention was not to it was to criminalize homelessness.
Homeless Eviction in Boston. EFE/EPA/CJ GUNTHER
For the municipality , homelessness is a humanitarian and public health crisis, since many of those around 140 inhabitants of the area were attracted by social services, but were vulnerable to various dangers, such as drug trafficking and consumption, which occurred openly.
Eviction of indigents in Boston. EFE/EPA/CJ GUNTHER
In addition, the inhabitants of that area lived in unsanitary conditions due to lack of running water and toilets, and were also susceptible to sex trafficking . People, according to official information, would be sent to housing.
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