Three-Quarter Houses: The View from the Inside, a report released October 17, 2013 by the Prisoner Reentry Institute (PRI) at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, reveals rampant building violations, dangerous overcrowding, and unlawful evictions in an unregulated industry that preys on people who have no other housing options. MFY Attorneys Tanya Kessler and Matthew Main collaborated with PRI, residents and other advocates to help produce the report. More coverage here.
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