President Donald Trump has issued an executive order, “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets,” aimed at the involuntary civil commitment of homeless people. The impact of this national policy change is potentially massive in Nevada,

The Trump administration is pushing to involuntarily commit more people to psychiatric hospitals in an effort to keep them off the street, according to a new executive order issued Friday. “Shifting homeless individuals into long-term institutional settings for humane treatment through the appropriate use of civil commitment will restore public order,