A think tank created by a Palantir co-founder is behind a slew of bills criminalizing homeless encampments

Legislation criminalizing homeless encampments is proliferating across the country. A think tank created by a Palantir co-founder is behind model l...

March 16, 2023
7:50 AM

Legislation criminalizing homeless encampments is proliferating across the country. A think tank created by a Palantir co-founder is behind model legislation banning "public camping." So far, Texas and Missouri have passed laws making public camping a Class C misdemeanor. Homelessness continues to be a crisis across America. Many states and cities have taken a punitive approach to the problem, making homeless encampments illegal. A think tank created by Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale has been pushing those laws.

Eliza Relman