Mississippi has problems but it’s crushing LA when it comes to homelessness
JACKSON, Miss. — Tommie Brown, a homeless outreach coordinator here in the capital of one of the country’s poorest states, saw a lifetime’s worth of desperate people as he navigated bumpy roads in his green Toyota Tundra on a recent morning, including a woman who said her landlord stole her benefits check and then broke her arm by clubbing her with her own walker.
Yet he knew homelessness was an even more serious problem elsewhere. He’s been to Los Angeles, twice, to learn about the city’s homeless population.
“I can’t imagine L.A. being in a situation or position to be proactive anymore,” said Brown, 62, who made week-long visits to Los Angeles in 2010 and 2016. All L.A. can do is “try to keep up with the situation,” he added.
Mississippi has plenty of problems,
