Nearly 60% of Boise's homeless population have outstanding arrest warrants, usually from petty misdemeanors like public drinking or sleeping in the park. These warrants are easily remedied, though they create substantial roadblocks for homeless Idahoans looking to lift themselves up.
On Tuesday's Idaho Matters, we discuss solutions to erasing these warrants and the road forward from there for Boise's homeless with Jodi Peterson of Boise's Interfaith Sanctuary and Judge Dan Steckel of Idaho's 4th Judicial District.