He lived in public housing and began stealing at a young age to support his family.
More than 3,000 students elect to live in housing provided by College.
The poor often live in public housing, which can anchor a family to a specific place.
The law affects the three million people living in public housing across the nation.
Over 75% of the district residents live in public housing.
Still others choose to live in such housing because they, or a family member, had a problem with addiction.
By the 1930s, 68% of the population lived in such housing.
More than 10 percent of the city's 600,000 people live in public housing.
At least half of them now live in communal housing with other families.
"That is a huge benefit to living in military housing."