Portland’s never-used Wapato Jail set to open as a homeless shelter Oct. 2

https://www.kgw.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/straight-talk/portland-wapato-jail-homeless-shelter-straight-talk/283-63a0eed2-8936-48ec-aa0f-ce6b0ae58b89

>The men come from very different backgrounds. One a wealthy businessman and philanthropist. The other a survivor of child abuse, a former addict who was homeless for 27 years and rebuilt his life to help others do the same.

<philanthropist

<child abuse

>The county wasn’t interested. It was 12 miles from downtown Portland. Too far, it said, from homeless services. Schnitzer looked for other partners but couldn’t find any that worked.

<12 miles from downtown

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This would seem to help clean up the streets. But could there be nefarious reasons for wanting a facility 12 miles away from downtown? Portland is a destination for homeless youth from around the nation every spring/summer.

Also, will there be a shuttle for peaceful protestors?