> Actually, for stopping librarians being sexually assaulted jail works really well. Does it? Are you proposing a lifetime sentence for all homeless people, wi

> Actually, for stopping librarians being sexually assaulted jail works really well. Does it? Are you proposing a lifetime sentence for all homeless people, with no possibility of parole? Otherwise, people get out of jail eventually, and then what? Moreover, rising housing prices produce more and more homeless, so there's a supply issue. The least expensive solution would likely be to just give homes to the homeless. And guess what, it's actually significantly easier to get a job if you have a home, because a home gives you a home address (try putting "none" on a job application), a shower, a closet to put work clothes, a decent night's sleep, etc. As a society, however, we've decided that we're not interested in the least expensive solution, because we don't want to eliminate homelessness, we want to punish homelessness. Giving homes to the homeless would not allow us to be judgmental against the homeless, and that seems to be a very high priority for a lot of people.