Miami-Dade County: Homeless Trust Response to Supreme Court Ruling on Grants Pass Vs. Johnson
July 04, 2024
July 04, 2024
MIAMI, Florida, July 4 -- The Miami-Dade County government issued the following statement on July 2, 2024, by Ron Book, chair of the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust:
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"Banning people experiencing homelessness from camping outdoors will not solve homelessness. We have seen legislation like this in our own community. You don't solve homelessness by corralling people outdoors, pushing it to the community next door, or thrusting it onto the criminal justice syste . . .
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"Banning people experiencing homelessness from camping outdoors will not solve homelessness. We have seen legislation like this in our own community. You don't solve homelessness by corralling people outdoors, pushing it to the community next door, or thrusting it onto the criminal justice syste . . .