Blog Key Issue: Criminalization
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Supreme Court and Homelessness: What the Grants Pass v. Johnson Case Could Do
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to take up the case of City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Gloria Johnson to determine whether if, under our Constitution, a local government can make it a crime…
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A Big Year for Homelessness: The Work Ahead in 2024
At the Alliance we have spent the past several weeks looking ahead to what we think 2024 will bring for homelessness and housing issues, and how we as a field can best position ourselves to…
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National Alliance to End Homelessness Statement on the Killing of Jordan Neely
The National Alliance to End Homelessness today mourns the loss of Jordan Neely, an unhoused person who was killed in a senseless act of violence…
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“A Change Is Gonna Come…” Reflections on #NAEH2023
Momentum is building and, with the right leadership, impactful change will come. That is what I took away from the assembly of more than 1100 people in the homeless services field, including…
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Take a Stand Against the Criminalization of Homelessness
A ruthless effort to criminalize homelessness while attacking best practices like Housing First is gaining traction in state legislatures across…
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More Jail Time or More Housing?
To achieve public safety, social justice, and an equitable society, we must disentangle issues of crime from issues of homelessness.
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Services Not Sweeps: Ending the Criminalization and Forced Displacement of Unhoused People
Los Angeles – in addition to many other cities across the nation – has again intensified criminalization and forced displacement efforts over the…
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Is Being Homeless a Crime?
Living on the streets means constantly being vulnerable – to the elements, to illness and hunger, and to the very group who should be there to protect you: law enforcement.
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Homelessness and Black History: Criminalization
This is the third installment in a series of posts examining the link between historical racism and modern homelessness. Prior posts can be found here and here.