Click on the NPR podcast and review the Urban institute chart explaining the homelessness-jail cycle.
https://www.npr.org/2012/12/06/166666265/why-some-homeless-choose-the-streets-over-shelters
https://www.urban.org/features/five-charts-explain-homelessness-jail-cycle-and-how-break-it
Answer the following questions
a. Give a short overview of the video. (1-2 paragraphs)
b. Why is it critical that local leaders understand this connection between homelessness and the criminal justice system? Explain.
c. List and explain 2 statistics you found interesting from the five charts on homelessness-jail cycle.
d. List 1 way the information suggest the homelessness- jail cycle can be broken. What is one thing you would recommend to break the cycle? Explain your answer using the information you have gathered from the learning.
