‘Kayak court’ brings the justice system to Salt Lake City’s homeless on the banks of the Jordan River

The new effort helps people in encampments clear their court cases — and cleans up the river along the way.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Ernie Erickson and Britny McCurdy, who are homeless and living along the shore of the Jordan River, accept legal help resolving outstanding warrants or charges as Judge Jeanne Robison speaks with a prosecutor through her phone from the back seat of a canoe on Friday, July 16, 2021.

‘Kayak court’ brings the justice system to Salt Lake City’s homeless on the banks of the Jordan River

The new effort helps people in encampments clear their court cases — and cleans up the river along the way.

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