Saturday 19 July 2014
More US cities pass laws that hurt the homeless: Report
‘More US cities are passing laws that make it illegal to camp in public, sleep in vehicles on city streets, or sit or lie down in public, a new report shows.
The laws are meant to curb the problems associated with homelessness, such as public drunkenness and sleeping on the sidewalk. But the report, released Wednesday by the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, says the laws criminalize people just for being homeless.
Maria Foscarinis, the center’s executive director, says there has been a striking increase in city laws prohibiting camping on any park, sidewalk or public space.’
