In this episode I cover the surge of homeless sweeps since the Supreme Court Decision that removed constitutional protection from being criminalized for being homeless. I talk about several different investigations that cover the multimillion-dollar private industry around sweeps in CA and also the deplorable conditions of shelters as well as the aggressive sweeps that even jail people for being homeless. It ends with an interview with the editor of The Challenger Street Newspaper in Austin, TX, and we talk about the importance of building community.

Stop the Sweeps Flyer from itsgoingdown.org

https://www.typeinvestigations.org/investigation/2024/04/16/swept-homeless-sweeps/ Article covering millions in private contracts to carry out sweeps

Atlanta City council votes moratorium on sweeps after Cornelius Taylor is killed in a sweep

Studies on ineffectiveness of sweeps

Studies about sweeps causing more overdoses and death

https://calmatters.org/housing/2025/02/california-homeless-shelters-purgatory/ Investigation into California Homeless Shelters

https://calmatters.org/housing/homelessness/2025/02/california-homeless-encampment-sweeps/ Investigation into Sweeps in CA

https://projects.propublica.org/homeless-encampment-sweeps-taken-belongings/ Propublica project "Swept Away" documents items lost

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