COMMENTARY
Commentary: We need housing, not handcuffs
Too many communities are responding to rising homelessness by criminalizing the unhoused. It’s more humane and effective to house people.
By Farrah Hassen, Guest Columnist
Posted 5/30/24
As the cost of housing has exploded, so has the number of people experiencing homelessness. And unfortunately, instead of trying to house people, more states and cities are criminalizing people …
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