criminalization

Housing Not Handcuffs

Homelessness Services Law Center

Year: 2019

This report—the only national report of its kind—provides an overview of laws in effect across the country that punish homelessness. With the assistance of the law firms Dechert LLP, Sullivan & Cromwell, and Kirkland & Ellis, the Law Center examined … Continue reading


Take a Stand Against the Criminalization of Homelessness

National Alliance to End Homelessness

Year: 2023

A ruthless effort to criminalize homelessness while attacking best practices like Housing First is gaining traction in state legislatures across the country. Several states have already enacted bills along these lines, including Texas, Tennessee, and Missouri. Other states like Arizona … Continue reading


Housing First as an Alternative to Criminalization: Preliminary Findings from Interviews with Unhoused and Formerly Unhoused People in Miami-Dade County

Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs. Florida International University

Year: 2025

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently awarded the Miami Dade County Homeless Trust an increased number of housing vouchers that subsidize rents, increased funding for specialized street outreach and long-term case management, and increased technical assistance … Continue reading


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