According to one probationer who I spoke with for this column, that routine—which they had to go through twice last week—involves waiting in a lobby close to other people, riding in an elevator with an Averhealth employee, pulling their pants down and shirt up, peeing in a cup, and handing over the goods.
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MENTAL HEALTH PATIENTS STRUGGLE TO AFFORD CARE WHEN THEY NEED IT MOST
“Even folks who hadn’t experienced anxiety will likely be experiencing it, and folks who have it, it’s likely to get compounded considerably.”
HOW SCREWED ARE RESTAURANTS IN GREATER BOSTON DUE TO COVID-19?
The scores of temporary closings are likely hiding an ugly truth—that many of the places that are shuttered aren’t just closed for the time being.
NOTES FROM THE PANDEMIC: 4.3.20 DIGBOSTON UPDATE
Mass Musicians Stream Concerts, Fundraisers During COVID-19 Crisis
MASSACHUSETTS WAS NOT READY FOR THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
But we can be ready for the next one
LETTER FROM STATE, CITY OFFICIALS PUSHES BAKER FOR MORE AGGRESSIVE ACTION ON COVID-19 CRISIS
36 signatories so far
ADVOCATES SUE, ARGUE IMMEDIATE DECARCERATION NEEDED TO SAVE LIVES
To keep people locked up despite the looming threat of coronavirus, officials are claiming prisoners lack community ties. Advocates and family members say that’s not the case.
INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORES ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF BOSTON
Help them fight COVID-19
MASS MUSICIANS STREAM CONCERTS, FUNDRAISERS DURING COVID-19 CRISIS
“Another benefit for everyone involved is that assisting others is a good outlet for dealing with the stress created by the pandemic that we all feel.”
COVID-19 CRASH COURSE FOR SMALL BIZ PAYROLL PROTECTION PLAN APPLICANTS
It is the third in a series of coronavirus bills and likely not the last, but so far it is the biggest and most misinterpreted.