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Govt threatens to imprison homeless for 90 days at a cost of $49,680 per person
Briefly in the news in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate and poverty on Monday, February 23:
* The Lead - Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith and Police Minister Mark Mitchell announced yesterday the Government planned to change the law to allow Police to ‘move-on’ homeless people aged over 14 from city centers for 24 hours, with breaches punishable by a $2,000 fine, which most won’t be able to pay, or 90 days in prison, which would cost the taxpayer $49,680 per person at a cost of $552 per night for 90 nights.
* The Sidebar - The move to threaten to imprison the homeless came…
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