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Denver’s sweeps may be shortening the lives of unhoused people. The city’s two mayoral candidates have taken notice.

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A barricade put in place by city workers blocks in residents at an encampment of unhoused people near 20th and Curtis Streets after he and fellow residents were unsuccessfully ousted on Thursday, April 13, 2023. The encampment was the subject of a cleanup by the City of Denver, but a failure on their part to properly notify the residents ahead of time resulted in a partially completed effort. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
City workers tried to break up an encampment in downtown Denver near the intersection of 20th and Welton streets on Thursday, April 13, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Joe Rubino - Staff portraits in The Denver Post studio on October 6, 2022. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
By | jrubino@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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How best to address the homeless crisis, particularly unsheltered homelessness that includes encampments on the city’s streets, has been a focal point of Denver’s 2023 mayoral race.
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