A new database gives a sharper picture of homelessness across California

Re:A new database gives a sharper picture of homelessness ac... by zo1 on Thursday April 08, 2021 @03:17PM (#26742592)

Has anyone tried/considered/researched work-camps for the homeless? Like a mini-city with metaphorical padding built-in everywhere, until they're "rehabilitated" back into being able to (and wanting to) survive in the normal world. That includes giving them a salary, shelter, "banking facilities", shops to buy things in, medical facilities and training, etc.

We spend so much on housing criminals in essentially adult daycare to "rehabilitate" them, so why can't we come up with similar elaborate institutions to care for the homeless that have problems functioning in the society we've built around them?

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Re:A new database gives a sharper picture of homelessness ac... by hedora on Thursday April 08, 2021 @03:28PM (#26742720)

Most European prisons are similar to what you describe (though the focus is on education and training, not working to earn money).

They have much lower recidivism rates than the US (unlike the US prison system, which is optimized to punish and profit, those systems are optimized to reduce crime).

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