Braving America without a home has always been hard. Now it’s becoming a crime. A recent survey of 234 cities by the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty found that on nearly every front, municipalities are cracking down on the homeless: 24% prohibit begging, 22% prohibit loitering and 16% say it’s illegal to sleep in public places.
Full Article here: http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/forum/story/2012-02-14/homelessness-poverty-criminalize/53094736/1.
Peculiar Problem in the District as well, where homelessness is up 20%: http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2012/02/22/homeless-families-up-20-percent/
