Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Homeless alcoholics drink in comfort at 'wet houses'


Critics call Anishinabe Wakiagun a place of death, but to its 45 residents, one of whom has been here 11 years, it is more like a lifeline.

One resident of the People's House wheels a bicycle down an upstairs corridor, cursing as he goes.

A few doors along, drinking buddies get rowdy over a bottle of cherry vodka. And downstairs, a sign on the outside security door warns against bringing firearms inside.

The Minneapolis area's three wet houses vary in approach but all share one common - and controversial - feature: within these walls, no-one stops you drinking. > > > > Read More