NYT > Homeless Persons

• Jean Rice, Advocate for the Homeless, Is Dead at 85
  Homeless on and off for years himself, he was a longtime pivotal member of Picture the Homeless, a group devoted to changing negative perceptions of the unhoused.
• In Cities’ Rush to Clear Homeless Camps, People Have Been Crushed to Death
  Atlanta’s mayor began a drive to clear homeless encampments. But when heavy equipment came to raze one, nobody noticed that Cornelius Taylor was still inside his tent.
• Book Review: ‘There Is No Place for Us,’ by Brian Goldstone
  A new book by the journalist Brian Goldstone puts a spotlight on people who have jobs but no homes, whose struggles remain largely invisible.
• NYC Subway Crime Report Shows Random Assaults Outnumber Robberies
  While crime remains rare in the New York City subway, a surge in unpredictable attacks, not motivated by theft, signals a worrisome shift.
• $3.5 Million Settlement in Sacramento Jail Death
  The fatal overdose of a homeless man at a Sacramento County jail is one of multiple deaths in which staff have been accused of medical neglect.