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4 Florida cities listed among the 'meanest' to homeless people

St. Petersburg, Orlando, Gainesville and Bradenton are ranked among the "meanest" in the nation to homeless people.

The report comes from the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty and the National Coalition for the Homeless.

It tracks what it calls a growing trend in U.S. cities - the criminalization of homelessness. The report focuses on laws and ordinances from 2007 and 2008 targeting homeless persons, including those that make it illegal to sleep, eat, or sit in public spaces.

The top 10 U.S. cities with the worst practices in relation to criminalizing homelessness according to the report:

1. Los Angeles
2. St. Petersburg
3. Orlando
4. Atlanta
5. Gainesville, Florida
6. Kalamazoo, Michigan
7. San Francisco
8. Honolulu
9. Bradenton
10. Berkeley, California

Read the entire report, entitled "Homes Not Handcuffs," here.

Full post as published by the 13th juror on July 14, 2009 (boomark / email).