HOMELESS IN THE UNITED STATES

When it comes to the civil rights issue of the homeless in the United States, the government needs to intervene more to decrease homelessness , because of the percentage of homeless people, meaningless laws, and crowded streets.

7.4 MILLION HOMELESS (LIVING WITH OTHERS)

• Increased 9.4% from 2010-2011
• 1.1 million children with no homes
• Children who are homeless but live with others are not eligible for assistance from the federal homeless programs

3.5 MILLION HOMELESS ANNUALLY

CITIES BAN THE HOMELESS

• Overtime more and more cities are making it illegal to be homeless.
• No sleeping, eating,sitting or begging in public places.

THE 2006 SAFER CITY INITIATIVE

• By deJure LA spent 6 million on 50 new officers
• 5.7 million for emergency housing
• Placed ordinances that prohibited sitting laying and sleeping on side walks ( 6am-9pm)
• Sweeps( at 6:01 am) to eliminate bums
• African American women,Annie was arrested 100+ times for violations due to racial profiling
• Only 3 guns confiscated the first year and over 1000 citations per month (69% more than the average )

2008 IN La

• In a 50 square block radius there are we're about 4,500 homeless people. (69% African American)
• Studies show a decrease since then

WHOS TAKING ACTION?

• The Human Rights Committee states "Criminalization of homelessness has been condemned as cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment and as racially discriminatory."

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