Homelessness in Miami, Fla., could soon become a crime if city commissioners get their way. Commissioners are attempting to roll back provisions instituted in the 1960s that protected the city’s homeless from habitual arrest, opening the door to arrests for blocking sidewalks and cooking food in public areas. At the heart of the petition is the
City Leaders Target Miami’s Homeless Population For Arrest
Commissioners are attempting to roll back provisions instituted in the 1960s that protected the city’s homeless from habitual arrest.