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D.C.’s homeless need housing, not jail, says legal advocate wary of Trump plan

A homeless encampment is seen near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 13.

Details on President Trump’s plan to get unhoused people off Washington D.C. streets are sparse. A legal advocate for the vulnerable population worries that means the focus will be on criminalization.

(Image credit: J. Scott Applewhite)