CRIMINAL LAW -- EIGHTH AMENDMENT PROHIBITION ON CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SUBMITS STATEMENT OF INTEREST ARGUING THAT CITY ORDINANCES PROHIBITING CAMPING AND SLEEPING OUTDOORS VIOLATE THE EIGHTH AMENDMENT.

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    • Abstract:
      The article discusses the court case Bell v. City of Boise on criminal law. Topics discussed include Homelessness continues to be a serious social problem in the U.S., majority of people are camping in public and ban sleeping in public; and unavailability of shelter place in compliance with these ordinances has become impossible for the homeless.