In Kalispell, in the mountains of northern Montana, unhoused people are not allowed to sleep in their cars. They can’t erect tents in public places or carry “excessive” personal possessions. They can’t sleep on bus benches, because the authorities have removed them. And they are unwelcome in the city’s parks, which no longer have public bathrooms or access to water and electricity.
Which raises the question, where exactly are unhoused people expected to sleep?
