by Aaron Simon 
Following a meeting with volunteer victims advocate and Greenpointer Deborah Spiroff, State Assemblyman Joseph Lentol introduced The Safe Way Home Act this week, to provide sexual assault victims free transportation home from the hospital following treatment.
The budget would be provided through seized forfeiture funds from the district attorneyâs office and the NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services would be the program administrator.
Spiroff, who identifies as a survivor,âĤ
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