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Housing program for ex-cons not working as intended, some lawmakers say

8/14/10 Austin American-Statesman—"As Texas prison programs go, this one was tiny. Just a few hundred ex-cons would be eligible for housing vouchers those who had been approved for parole but were stuck behind bars because they had no place to live, either because their families didn't want them or they had no place to go. It was also supposed to save taxpayers money, since the housing would cost less than a $47-a-day prison bed. Instead, state records show, the 8-month-old Temporary Housing Assistance Program appears to have accomplished just the opposite. In some cases, parolees have been moved into state-rented homes from less expensive halfway houses."

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Author(s)

Mike Ward

Date

8/14/10

State

Texas

Source

Austin American-Statesman

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