Posted on Dec 20, 2019
Mississippi man committed crime so he could be housed in jail, sheriff says
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"A man suspected to be homeless intentionally broke windows at local government buildings in Mississippi so he could spend the night in jail to shelter from the cold, a county sheriff said."
Mississippi man committed crime so he could be housed in jail, sheriff says
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Crime
Homeless
Mississippi State
Poverty
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I’m surprised that doesn’t happen more often. This is what gets me.
https://www.npr.org/2014/03/12/287349831/governments-empty-buildings-are-costing-taxpayers-billions
https://www.npr.org/2014/03/12/287349831/governments-empty-buildings-are-costing-taxpayers-billions
Government's Empty Buildings Are Costing Taxpayers Billions
Taxpayers are footing the bill for the upkeep of 77,000 empty or underutilized federally owned buildings. And a faulty database means the government doesn't know just how many properties it owns.
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LTC Eugene Chu
Late response to your post...While we have empty buildings, we cannot instantly convert them into housing for homeless. Property ownership laws, zoning regulations and other rules dictate building use and transfer.
https://www.citylab.com/solutions/2012/06/why-its-not-easy-convert-vacant-buildings-housing-homeless/2345/
https://www.citylab.com/solutions/2012/06/why-its-not-easy-convert-vacant-buildings-housing-homeless/2345/
Why Can't We Just Convert Vacant Buildings Into Housing for the Homeless?
America's got plenty of vacant properties and a serious homelessness problem. But of course, it's not that simple.
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I have actually heard about this type of behavior in other cases, they get a warm bed and 3 meals a day.
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