The bill comes two months after the California Democrat introduced legislation to assist public defenders financially.
Sen. Kamala Harris rolled out a new plan Wednesday, in partnership with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , that intends to increase housing assistance to formerly incarcerated individuals and prevent unnecessary evictions.
“As our country continues working toward much-needed reform of our criminal justice system, I am proud to work with Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez to ensure formerly incarcerated individuals and their families have access to safe and affordable housing as they transition back into their community,” Harris said in a statement.
By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time.The legislation would prohibit tenant evictions over a single incident of minor criminal activity as well as the eviction of an entire family over the criminal activity of a household guest. In addition, the bill would require that public-housing applicants who are denied housing because of their previous criminal record have the ability to appeal the decision.
Finally, the bill would give public-housing authorities more money to go toward finding homes for formerly incarcerated individuals and would allocate $10 million in more funding for homeless-service providers.Harris is not the only candidate to tackle issues related to re-entry after incarceration. Sen.
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