Cornelius Taylor, 46, was inside a tent in an encampment off Old Wheat Street when he was struck by an Atlanta Department of Public Works vehicle clearing debris from the area on Jan. 16.

But when heavy equipment came to raze one, nobody noticed that Cornelius Taylor was still inside his tent. Atlanta’s mayor began a drive to clear homeless encampments. But when heavy equipment ...

Despite mounting evidence that encampment sweeps are harmful and sometimes fatal, cities across the U.S. continue to clear homeless camps.

The Fulton County Medical Examiner released Cornelius Taylor’s autopsy report Wednesday, finding blunt force trauma to his abdomen and pelvis and ruling his death was accidental. Taylor ...

ATLANTA — Cornelius Taylor’s promise to visit his family this past Christmas was one of many he had broken in his decades living on the streets. But Darlene Chaney could not stay mad at the ...