Did a recent court ruling disbanding a Statehouse encampment shortchange Rhode Island’s homeless individuals?

PBN Staff

01/06/2023

A SUPERIOR COURT judge on Dec. 16 upheld Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s order to evict homeless individuals camped outside the Statehouse. The encampment was removed on Dec. 18 despite the concerns of the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island Inc. that the decision violated the unhoused group’s right to public protest. https://assets-pbn-com.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/01/StatehouseRI.jpg/ PBN FILE PHOTO/NICOLE DOTZENROD

A Superior Court judge on Dec. 16 upheld Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s order to evict homeless individuals camped outside the Statehouse in protest to what they say is a lack of access to adequate shelter. McKee saw the encampment as a safety and security issue for the state and said there is safer, warmer shelter…

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