Louisiana Advances Controversial ‘Debt’ Bill Requiring Homeless to Perform Unpaid Labor
In a move sparking widespread condemnation, Louisiana has advanced a bill that advocates and human rights groups describe as among the country’s *cruelest* anti-homeless legislation. The measure mandates homeless individuals to perform unpaid labor — ostensibly to cover costs related to their treatment or services — a proposal critics say echoes the darkest chapters of American history, including debtor’s prisons and Jim Crow-era practices. The bill, which is currently progressing through the state legislature, creates a legal framework that compels homeless people to work without compensation as a precondition for accessing services or addressing health issues. Opponents argue that the












