Officials with ACLU say they are asking a judge to find the City of Phoenix in contempt of a December 2022 court order, following recent cleanup efforts at a homeless encampment known as 'The Zone.'
in March 2023, we mentioned that a Federal judge imposed a number of restrictions on Phoenix city officials with regards to homeless sweeps. The order preliminarily banned city officials from:
Destroying seized property without maintaining it in a secure location for a period of less than 30 days. "What happened on May 10 is unacceptable. Not only did the city of Phoenix violate an active court order, but they failed to follow their own protocols to treat unsheltered individuals with dignity and respect during a cleaning," said ACLU of Arizona Legal Director Jared Keenan, in the statement. "The city should be held accountable for its conduct before any future cleanings can take place.
In reality, what plaintiffs did not see was that City staff and partners engaged 60 people in the area and each one of them cooperated with the request to move their belongings. Of those engaged, 47 people were transported to indoor shelters or treatment programs, a nearly 80% success rate in placing people into an indoor space.
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