The Criminalization of Homelessness in U.S. Cities
Posted by on December 11, 2011
Criminalizing Crisis: The Criminalization of Homelessness in U.S. Cities, a new report from the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty looks at how local laws across the country are increasingly criminalizing homelessness.
With poverty at record levels and as many as 3.5 million people homeless each year, a report released by the Law Center on Tuesday shows that more and more cities are making it illegal to be homeless. Criminalizing Crisis analyzes local policies in 234 cities and demonstrates the startling trend toward criminalizing basic acts necessary for homeless persons’ survival, including eating and sleeping in public.
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