A federal lawsuit alleges draconian measures in Ocala, Florida, to address homelessness are not only discriminatory but unconstitutional.
The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism
Arkansas jail releases inmates, dozens of them homeless, amid COVID-19
The Washington County Detention Center — one of the largest jails in Arkansas — released a third of its inmates, including some homeless detainees, over a 10-day span to reduce the risk of a COVID-19 outbreak behind bars.
Homeless bills of rights are a new iteration of anti-discrimination laws
Many states have passed, or are considering, laws protecting homeless people from discrimination.
Community courts and the homeless: Do these programs make a difference?
Community courts offer a choice for the homeless — but do they work?
Felons are struggling for housing and jobs in Northwest Arkansas
For some, getting released from incarceration means getting to go home to their families. For others, it means a new sentence to homelessness, unemployment and missed opportunities.
Drug evictions create obstacles to housing the homeless
Experts say trouble is brewing in Martinsburg, West Virginia, because of a city law called the “drug house ordinance.”
In many cities, it’s illegal to beg for food or money
It’s illegal to sleep on a park bench. It’s illegal to stand in one place for too long. In hundreds of American cities, it’s a crime to be homeless.
Pushed too far
Twenty-two Division I college football players have died since 2000 from exertion-related illnesses suffered during a workout or practice, according to an analysis by the Howard Center and The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism, in collaboration with USA Today. Yet football programs and coaches faced few repercussions from institutions or the NCAA, even when they violated recommended safety precautions that might have prevented death.
CDC says no to clearing encampments during coronavirus outbreak
People living in outdoor homeless encampments should not be evicted during the outbreak of the novel coronavirus unless they can be moved to individual housing units, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended.