http://www.denverrighttosurvive.org http://www.denverrighttosurvive.org/the-national-law-center-on-homelessness-and-poverty-urges-voters-to-support-initiative-300 The National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty argues that laws criminalizing homelessness, like the Denver camping ban, actually worsen the homelessness crisis. They solution is decriminalizing homelessness through Initiative 300. Tue, 30 Apr 2019 15:52:41 GMT http://www.denverrighttosurvive.org/the-national-law-center-on-homelessness-and-poverty-urges-voters-to-support-initiative-300 http://www.denverrighttosurvive.org/outreach-workers-letter-in-support-of-300 Mon, 29 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT http://www.denverrighttosurvive.org/outreach-workers-letter-in-support-of-300 http://www.denverrighttosurvive.org/legal-memo-on-harassment-of-people-experiencing-homeless Mon, 29 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT http://www.denverrighttosurvive.org/legal-memo-on-harassment-of-people-experiencing-homeless http://www.denverrighttosurvive.org/federal-court-rules-against-boise-anti-camping-ordinances-accused-of-targeting-homelessad0663f0 The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals came down on the City of Boise's embattled anti-camping ordinances—long accused of targeting the homeless sleeping outdoors Tue, 19 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMT http://www.denverrighttosurvive.org/federal-court-rules-against-boise-anti-camping-ordinances-accused-of-targeting-homelessad0663f0 http://www.denverrighttosurvive.org/criminalization-of-homelessness-in-denver-colorado-constitutes-cruel-inhuman-and-degrading-treatment As a companion to the above report, Denver Homeless Out Loud compiled results from a survey of homeless people in Denver after the camping ban was passed, providing evidence that the effects of the camping ban constitute a violation of the CAT by the City of Denver. Fri, 08 Feb 2019 15:12:50 GMT http://www.denverrighttosurvive.org/criminalization-of-homelessness-in-denver-colorado-constitutes-cruel-inhuman-and-degrading-treatment http://www.denverrighttosurvive.org/criminalizing-homelessness-doesn-t-work This Citylab article, written by two law professors who research homelessness, outlines how laws that criminalize homelessness are both ineffective and expensive. Non-punitive measures are more likely to reduce homelessness, and much cheaper for cities and taxpayers. Wed, 20 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMT http://www.denverrighttosurvive.org/criminalizing-homelessness-doesn-t-work http://www.denverrighttosurvive.org/three-takeaways-from-the-2018-denver-point-in-time-homelessness-survey A Colorado Public Radio highlights the essentials of the 2018 Point-in-Time survey of Denver’s homeless residents, finding that unsheltered and chronic homelessness are both on the rise. Fri, 15 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMT http://www.denverrighttosurvive.org/three-takeaways-from-the-2018-denver-point-in-time-homelessness-survey http://www.denverrighttosurvive.org/no-link-between-homeless-villages-and-crime-rates-guardian-review-suggests This report by the Guardian finds that crime is more likely to decrease than increase in areas or communities with sanctioned homeless villages. Wed, 23 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT http://www.denverrighttosurvive.org/no-link-between-homeless-villages-and-crime-rates-guardian-review-suggests http://www.denverrighttosurvive.org/criminalization-of-homelessness-in-the-united-states-of-america This report by National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, National Coalition for the Homeless, and Southern Legal Counsel, details how anti-camping bans and other measures to criminalize homelessness constitute violations of the Convention Against Torture (CAT). Mon, 22 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://www.denverrighttosurvive.org/criminalization-of-homelessness-in-the-united-states-of-america