Portland City Councilor Cherly Leeman wants to ban halfway houses for prisoners,

Source

Portland Press Herald

Date

9-4-1993

Pages

1A, 8A

Abstract

Portland City Councilor Cherly Leeman wants to ban halfway houses for prisoners, and she has asked the city's legal office to determine if such a ban would be legal. At present there is one pre-release center in the city, and Parhos House, a non-profit agency is seeking approval for another to be located on Washington Avenue. Area residents oppose plans for the new facility.

Subjects

Halfway houses, Pharos House Portland, Rehabilitation of criminals

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