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QUESTION
What are the security procedures for entering and staying in homeless shelters?
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The council member explains that there are security checks and bag searches when entering homeless shelters for safety reasons and to prevent weapons from entering.
- The residents are subject to these searches at the shelter entrance
- In some shelters like WIN, the residents did not experience room searches
- But at other shelters like the current one, room searches also occur
- The council member acknowledges these procedures can feel dehumanizing for residents
Diana I. Ayala
0:31:00
When you say that they search you at the at the shelter, that they go through your bags and the children's bags, is that while you're at the point of entry when you're coming into the into the shelter or is that in your room?
0:31:16
No.
Joslyn Carter
0:31:33
No.
Diana I. Ayala
0:31:43
Shelters.
0:31:52
To Cynthia Cynthia Cynthia.
UNKNOWN
0:31:53
Yeah.
0:31:54
But she's saying that they didn't have to go through that when they were in win.
Diana I. Ayala
0:31:58
Oh, yeah.
0:31:59
It was.
0:31:59
Yeah.
0:31:59
So I I I I was explaining that, you know, unfortunately, that's procedural, right, that we have security in the front entrances to ensure that no weapons are coming into the facilities and for everybody's safety.
0:32:14
Also, I also understand that it feels, you know, dehumanizing and well, they're saying that while they were at the wind shelter, they were not subject to that, but at the Herx, they are.
UNKNOWN
0:32:25
Also Angela clarifies that she does get the surgeons in the room, not only when
Diana I. Ayala
0:32:39
Okay.
0:32:40
Okay.
0:32:43
Did they give their phone numbers and stuff?
0:32:56
You know, Okay.
UNKNOWN
0:33:14
Thank you.
Diana I. Ayala
0:33:15
Yes, sir.
0:33:15
I oh, I'm sorry.