Advocates say cities' aggressive clearing of encampments has caused more problems

NPR | By Nicole Grundmeier

Published September 2, 2026 at 3:43 AM CDT

A Supreme Court ruling two years ago allowed bans on sleeping outside. Homeless people and advocates in the Midwest say aggressive encampment clearing has caused problems.

NPR News

Nicole Grundmeier

Related Content

Arkansas Politics

What Arkansas' four November ballot issues would actually do

Matthew Moore

Kristin Netterstrom Higgins of the UofA Division of Agriculture Public Policy Center breaks down Issues 1 through 4: citizens only voting, gun rights, economic development districts, water bonds.
Ozarks at Large Stories

Fort Chaffee's museum tells a story bigger than Elvis' haircut

Kyle Kellams

Emma Makowski walks through the Chaffee Barbershop and Military Museum in Fort Smith: a World War II trench exhibit, refugee history, Elvis Presley's Army buzz cut.
Ozarks at Large Stories

Free Brightwater program aims to fill Northwest Arkansas kitchen jobs

Kyle Kellams

Brightwater's free B Workforce program offers 120 hours of culinary training as Northwest Arkansas restaurants face an estimated 3,500 open positions.