WOMAN JAILED for 30 Days in LEXINGTON KENTUCKY for Being HOMELESS?

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Chocolate’s (not her real name) story is heartbreaking yet painfully common in Lexington, Kentucky. After losing her home and her son, she was determined to turn her life around by entering treatment. Instead, she was arrested simply for being homeless—30 days in jail for trying to survive.

Kentucky's HB5, the “Safer Kentucky Act, makes homelessness a crime, even allowing property owners to use lethal force against unhoused people. But laws like this don’t solve homelessness—they make it worse. When Chocolate was released from jail, she was still homeless, having lost what little she had left, including her I.D. and social security card.

This video shows how the criminalization of homelessness drives people further away from stability and recovery. Instead of providing support, Lexington’s approach forces people like Chocolate to start over with nothing. If cities invested in housing and treatment instead of criminalization, lives like Chocolate’s could be rebuilt, not broken.

Watch Chocolate’s powerful story and see why it’s time to change the narrative and push for real solutions that end homelessness—not punish it.

The criminalization of homelessness is a growing crisis across the country. This isn’t just about one city—it’s a national emergency that punishes people for surviving instead of providing pathways to stability. We must demand systemic change that prioritizes housing and support over handcuffs and arrests.

Take action today to help end policies that make homelessness worse: https://housingnothandcuffs.org

Special thanks to the Catholic Action Center http://www.catholicactioncenter.net

More:

Illegal to Sleep: Grants Pass’ Cruel War on Homelessness https://youtu.be/qYzx4ZGQnc8?si=o9Dsvem1ilwDUhlE

From a Tent to a Home: No Longer Homeless https://youtu.be/0hkkGH_QADA?si=ko0eCYxw8aQqzuIR

Can We End Homelessness? Hennepin County Shows How https://youtu.be/yq1C8l4uSZc?si=ZH6NHfO-gp0JHlTx

Finland Solved Homelessness: Here's How https://youtu.be/0jt_6PBnCJE?si=nNFhfIe5fqlwbPNx

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