Homeless Sweeps Are Expensive, Useless and Cruel, Human Rights Watch Charges

Last week, the research and advocacy nonprofit Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a comprehensive report that examines the structural origins, punitive state responses and associated social injustices that have catalyzed the catastrophic homelessness crisis in Los Angeles, California. While the report focuses on Los Angeles County, where the crisis is particularly stark, the same patterns are evident [...]