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Federal Police Use Violent Force Against Family Living in Park – Pattern of Violence Continues

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Forest Service Police Injured Disabled Family Members Media Contact: Yuderis Verges, info@homelesslaw.org, 202-638-2535 Ext. 110 Washington, D.C. | August 23, 2023 – The National Coalition for Housing Justice (NCHJ) calls on the Biden-Harris administration to stop using federal police to respond to homelessness.  In May of this year, undercover U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land …

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Policing- and punishment-based approaches: A really expensive way to make homelessness worse

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August 2023 The National Coalition for Housing Justice (NCHJ) is aligned behind seeking housing justice in order to end homelessness, including youth homelessness. The national organizations that make up the NCHJ represent advocates and leaders in national efforts to end homelessness.  The coalition condemns the ongoing use of police — at local, state, and federal …

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