“Housing before handcuffs.’ This is going to be counterproductive,” said Chiepalich.
) - A state law banning panhandling and loitering on state roads has now been in effect for nearly 3 weeks.Some homeless advocates, like Elizabeth Chiepalich, are pushing back against the legislation.
The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Reed Ingram, says law enforcement has the option of issuing a warning or transporting the individual to a shelter where they can get help.“There are very few shelter beds in Mobile. There is a huge crisis for families with children whether it be single families or a couple with children. There is only one women’s shelter for all of Mobile County...Mckemie Place, and it’s often packed,” she stated.“It’s not anything, but about saving lives,” he stated.
“Homelessness is the most misunderstood phenomena that I’ve ever encountered, especially in Alabama,” said Chiepalich. “There’s this stigma that they’re all drug addicts, that they’re lazy, that they don’t want to work. I’ve spent time with these people, and I’ve found that the base of their problems is poverty and trauma.”
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