A New Tactic To Fight Coronavirus: Send The Homeless From Jails To Hotels
Posted on AllSides April 6th, 2020
From The Center
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA — Two hotels near the airport here are receiving unusual guests now that coronavirus has eviscerated tourism: homeless people being released from jail.It’s part of an experiment to provide government-paid hotel rooms to homeless people, including those released from jail under emergency orders, in an effort to limit the spread of the virus both behind bars and in this state’s sprawling homeless encampments. California and New York appear to be the first states trying it.
