Courier Journal – by Justin Sayers and Phillip M. Bailey
Jeffery Byrd squats down on a plastic crate, wearing the same white paint-splashed jeans and beige coat he’s been wearing for two weeks without a shower.
To his left is Roc Peeler, confined to a wheelchair — the rubber on its wheels worn to the rim — his way to get around after he lost his right leg to frostbite.
Their living room is a blend of dirt, brush and trash, while their walls are a web of blankets, tree limbs and chain-link fencing. Peeler, 48, sleeps in a broken tent while Byrd, 42, takes the ground — unless it is raining and the two will jam inside the small shelter. Continue reading “As Louisville gets rid of homeless camps, some wonder: Where is the ‘compassionate city’?”
