Is it a Crime to be Poor?
AUGUST 11, 2009Criminalization of homelessness and crimes committed against people who are homeless have been big news these days. Be informed! Read the pieces below to understand what some of the impacts to our communities are.
Barbara Ehrenreich's New York Times Op-Ed, "Is It Now a Crime to Be Poor?" http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/09/opinion/09ehrenreich.html?_r=2&th=&emc=th&pagewanted=print
New York Times coverage of hate crimes committed against people who are homeless - http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/08/us/08homeless.html?scp=1&sq=crimes%20against%20homeless&st=cse
Homes Not Handcuffs, produced by the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, on the criminalization of homelessness in American cities - http://www.nlchp.org/view_report.cfm?id=312
