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Federal court decision protects constitutional rights of Pottstown homeless encampment residents and prevents criminal charges & other penalties & threats
Federal court decision protects constitutional rights of Pottstown homeless encampment residents and prevents criminal charges & other penalties & threats

(Nov. 30, 2023) PHILADELPHIA – A federal court decision issued Nov. 28 protects the constitutional rights of Pottstown College Drive Encampment residents experiencing homelessness. The ruling granted a preliminary injunction, in part, for plaintiffs Better Days Ahead Outreach, Inc. et al. Judge Mia R. Perez, of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, cited the Eighth Amendment protection against cruel and unusual punishment as the basis of her decision.

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With adequate shelter options not available, Community Justice Project & Legal Aid of Southeastern PA seek to prevent Dec. 1 closure of Pottstown College Drive homeless encampment
With adequate shelter options not available, Community Justice Project & Legal Aid of Southeastern PA seek to prevent Dec. 1 closure of Pottstown College Drive homeless encampment

(Nov. 10, 2023) POTTSTOWN - Community Justice Project (CJP) and Legal Aid of Southeastern PA (LASP) filed a lawsuit Nov. 1, 2023 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania with the goal of preventing the Borough of Pottstown from sweeping a homeless encampment next to the Schuylkill River Trail along College Drive in Pottstown, unless adequate alternative shelter is made available to all of the College Drive encampment residents.

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