Where does someone go when they’ve been released from prison?
Kingdom Boundaries wants to answer that question with residential dwellings that provide a safe place for ex-inmates, both men and women.
Perry Cross is staying in an apartment building on Summit Avenue dubbed The Carpenter’s Shop, which includes six beds and the nonprofit’s offices. He knew before he left the Mike Durfee State Prison in Springfield last September that he would have a place to go.
“When I found out I was going to come here, I was pretty happy,” said Cross, who served almost 6 1/2 years for sexual contact with a child younger than 16. “I’d heard a lot of good things about it. I thought I was going to have to wait until October, but my case manager, she said, ‘Well, we got a place for you.’ It was a relief, a lot.”…