To follow that segue for a moment, Joe O, here in Juneau we recently built a temporary 'haven' house for female felons that are returning to society. There is a housemother, and lots of rules and follow up but some neighbors in the vicinity were vociferous in their objections, i.e. it is too close to a school, it will affect property values, our neighborhood will no longer be safe and it was such a nice neighborhood, there will be unsavory visitors, etc, etc. But the petition/permit passed and women moved in; so far there have been no difficulties reported.
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