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Presidential candidates, as well as @NLCHPhomeless, have been advancing the #HousingIsAHumanRight framework. Legal Director @EricTars reminded us that though many people are coming to know and understand a #HumanRights framework, this concept is not new. https://t.co/EtpgE6numx
Elected officials targeting people experiencing homelessness don’t realize “…it ends up costing two to three times more to cycle them through jails than to just provide housing.” #Right2Housing #HousingNotHandcuffs https://t.co/4EBLqdbsJ8
Senior Attorney @GotNoPlace stated in @theappeal, “[Criminalizing homelessness] doesn’t help to reduce #homelessness and it doesn’t meet any of the purported policy goals behind those laws.” Check out our @HNHCampaign to learn more about working toward constructive solutions.
News reports have suggested that the Dayton shooter may have been mentally ill, but Ohio’s psychiatric hospitals are filled to capacity with people charged with non-violent offenses who do not need to be there. Governor Mike DeWine wants to change that. https://t.co/udzGhvEUEw
“Four months ago, the Browns said, Sheehy-Guiseppi was sleeping outside a Miami gym after spending his last $200 on training.” He got a chance to move on from his homelessness. Many do not. #Right2Housing @NFL @Browns @CNNHeroes @GKinder https://t.co/ScT4IAtb28
BREAKING: The @realDonaldTrump administration’s #PublicCharge rule uses fear to harm immigrant families and increases their risk of homelessness. Check out the Law Center’s press release to learn more: https://t.co/QHRr7bEB0J
Legal Director Eric Tars stated in The News & Observer, “For elected officials presented with community complaints about homeless driving away business, the more expedient way to address it is to create an ordinance that they just can’t be there...but it ends up costing two to three times more to cycle them through jails than to just provide housing.” #Homelessness has a solution—and it’s access to housing, not criminalization. #HousingNotHandcuffs www.newsobserver.com/news/state/south-carolina/article233572852.html
Banning homeless from public places: How Myrtle Beach is using this ordinance
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A Myrtle Beach, SC ordinance allows city personnel to issue temporary bans from public places to people for illegal or nuisance behavior, and a review of ejectment notices found homeless are most impacted.