Santa Clara County Critical of Plan to Arrest Homeless People - San José Spotlight

Santa Clara County critical of plan to arrest homeless people - San José Spotlight

Despite San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan’s claim his policy to arrest homeless people for refusing shelter is meant to connect them to treatment, there isn’t a plan for how it’s supposed to work. Since Mahan rolled out his “Responsibility to Shelter” policy in March, Santa Clara County officials and a former judge have pushed back on the plan that citing homeless people for trespassing will get them connected to the county’s Behavioral Health Court and…

Santa Clara County critical of plan to arrest homeless people

Since Mahan rolled out his “Responsibility to Shelter” policy in March, Santa Clara County officials and a former judge have pushed back on the plan that citing homeless people for trespassing will get them connected to the county’s Behavioral Health Court and into treatment. The post Santa Clara County critical of plan to arrest homeless people appeared first on Mountain View Voice.