A new Alabama law set to go in effect in August bans panhandling and loitering on state highways and roadways, something advocates say will help enhance public safety.
"This gives law enforcement the opportunity to be more aggressive about helping these people and protecting our citizens at the same time," Walker said, according to WSFA.
But Donna Leslie, executive director of the new Carastar Health Crisis Center in Montgomery, noted that their center is not a homeless shelter. "We’re not a shelter," Leslie told WSFA."So they’re not gonna stay just because they’re homeless. We’ll admit them if their crisis situation needs further treatment."Montgomery, the state's capital and second-largest city, only has one overnight homeless shelter, according to the report. That shelter's executive director, Tara Davis, warned they are already at maximum capacity and in desperate need of funding.
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