Former Salt Lake City Councilwoman Deeda Seed said it is now illegal to be homeless in the city (“No-camping rule foils sleep,” The Tribune, April 17). That’s not all that’s illegal in Utah.
It’s also illegal to be a drug addict in the state, just look at the number of prisoners who are in our jails and prison for drug-related offenses. Most are nonviolent offenders caught up in addiction with warrants for the same.
Here’s an idea: Use the vacant Oxbow Jail in South Salt Lake as a place for homeless addicts where they can get treatment, services and a place to stay.