The Kuhner Report 05/13/2024 [FULL SHOW] Former prison in Norfolk, MA will soon become an emergency shelter for newly-arrived illegal immigrants

TOPICS: A former prison in Norfolk, MA will soon become an emergency shelter to house newly-arrived illegal immigrants — Gov. Maura Healey's administration announced. The Bay State Correctional Center, a former minimum-security dorm-like facility in Norfolk, was decommissioned in 2015 and can accommodate approximately 140 families in dorm rooms with bathrooms and showers, according to a press release announcing the plan. The facility also has a cafeteria, a gymnasium, a large common room, and offices that will be used for case management and administrative activities, according to the state's Emergency Assistance Director Scott Rice.