Work for Rivka Reynolds started to look different a few months ago. As a peer recovery specialist for Thrive Behavioral Health in West Warwick, she used to spend her days visiting the homeless people she supports in their encampments. Now, she spends a lot more time driving around, looking for people. “Before we had an […]
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Why homelessness advocates in RI are watching a U.S. Supreme Court caseÂ
Several bags of belongings, a bicycle and small furniture sat just outside one of the entrances to a clearing off Houghton Street in Providence, where until recently roughly 35 homeless people lived. The encampment’s unhoused residents had gathered their belongings so they could move them gradually, sometimes on foot, to new locations. In early May, […]
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Supreme Court appears to side with an Oregon city’s crackdown on homelessness
Lower courts ruled it’s “cruel and unusual” to fine or jail people on public land if no shelter is available. An Oregon city says that’s hamstrung efforts to keep public spaces safe and open to all.
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How far can cities go to clear homeless camps? The U.S. Supreme Court will decide
Lower courts have said it’s unconstitutional to punish people for sleeping outside if no shelter is available. Cities say these rulings have paralyzed their efforts to manage growing tent encampments.
