Swept Away: a review of records across more than a dozen cities shows how city governments' "sweeps" of tents or entire encampments of people living outdoors creates cycles of hardships - eviltoast
Swept Away: What Cities Really Take When They Sweep Homeless Encampments
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People say having their possessions — from birth certificates to loved ones’ ashes — taken in “sweeps” traumatizes them, exacerbates health issues and undermines efforts to find housing and get or keep a job.