Clearing of homeless encampment in Jeffersonville postponed

Clearing of homeless encampment in Jeffersonville postponed

A homeless encampment in Jeffersonville is at risk of being cleared after a new state law in Indiana took effect.

Berkeley must hit the streets to find homeless tent sites, judge says

A federal judge has ordered the city and Berkeley Homeless Union to spend a day walking local streets together to find tent sites for up to 23 people before their encampment is cleared.The ruling comes as Berkeley prepares yet again to clear the Harrison Street Corridor encampment, at Eighth and Harrison streets, after declaring it a fire hazard and public nuisance in recent weeks.Last weekend, records show, authorities put out an arson fire at …