LA has a homeless court — can we get one in Greensboro?

Check this out!

“Judge Tynan has developed a homeless court where he ‘sentences’ non-violent offenders to support services rather than jail. In other words, he sends them to get a job, or a high school diploma, or deal with a drug addiction. And if a case manager can verify a person’s success, Judge Tynan clears the record.”

» Read all of LA’s Homeless Blog: Here Comes The (Homeless) Judge…

How cool is that? Somebody please help me figure out how we can get one here!

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