June 25, 2004

Jeb Bush Criminalizing Homelessness

June 25, 2004/ Tron Nick

The homeless and downtrodden who are habitual offenders of loitering laws may be locked up for six months under one of 19 bills Gov. Jeb Bush signed on Wednesday. The law was aggressively sought by Jacksonville legislators and the Duval County sheriff in anticipation of the 2005 Super Bowl. The measure lets them clean up their streets by allowing judges to send anyone convicted of five misdemeanors in a 12-month period to six months in jail or a residential treatment facility. [more]

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