Arizona’s eviction-to-prison pipeline criminalizes poverty instead of addressing homelessness

Arizona’s eviction-to-prison pipeline criminalizes poverty instead of addressing homelessness

Volunteers with the Aris Foundation hand out food on a Tuesday evening in Tempe to those who are experiencing homelessness or food insecurity. Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona MirrorIn Arizona, we are witnessing a dangerous pattern that cycles people between eviction, homelessness, and incarceration. It’s a system we call the Eviction-to-Prison Pipeline — and it’s tightening across the state through city ordinances, ballot propositions, a…