In a record year for deaths of homeless people in Denver, the small glass bottle containing a printout of a man's heartbeat reminds Elisabeth Francis about the toll. The man died this year and was remembered Thursday night at Denver's annual vigil, which listed 311 people in the memorial program.
The Colorado Coalition of the Homeless organized the 34th annual Homeless Persons' Memorial Vigil Thursday at the Denver City and County Building, and people remembered some who died.
Regularly clearing out homeless encampments in Denver and other major American cities could lead to a nearly 25% increase in deaths among unhoused people who use injection drugs over a 10-year period, a new study released this week found