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The Sacramento experiment was supposed to be a model California could copy to alleviate homelessness issues in cities. It has problems.

Sacramento has offered a homeless encampment on a vacant lot a lease, but the camp has struggled to provide basic services and is now facing a threat from the county district attorney, who has demanded the city close the camp or risk prosecution.

An ABC News analysis found that methods and resources vary from community to community, producing an inconsistent, piecemeal account.

Thousands of volunteers across the country spent a night in January canvassing their communities to look for people who may be experiencing homelessness, as part of the government's annual Point-in-Time count. "We only have one day to get a snapshot of the homeless population," said Hannah Anderson with the YWCA, a Point-in-Time count organizer in Snohomish County, Washington. An ABC News analysis found that methods and resources vary from community to community, producing an inco...

An ABC News analysis found that methods and resources vary from community to community, producing an inconsistent, piecemeal account.

An ABC News analysis found that methods and resources vary from community to community, producing an inconsistent, piecemeal account.

An ABC News analysis found that methods and resources vary from community to community, producing an inconsistent, piecemeal account.

An ABC News analysis found that methods and resources vary from community to community, producing an inconsistent, piecemeal account.

An ABC News analysis found that methods and resources vary from community to community, producing an inconsistent, piecemeal account.

Court could weigh in on whether cities and states can shut down homeless encampments but it could also define what it means to provide shelter