. . . . . "July 2010"@en . . . "By the 2020s, the American government \u2013 reacting to serious problems of homelessness and unemployment \u2013 created special Sanctuary Districts (essentially walled-off sections of the city grid) in most major cities. Unfortunately \u2013 while established with the benevolent intent of providing free housing and food, as well as prospects for future employment \u2013 the Sanctuaries quickly degenerated into inhumane internment camps for the poor. Even though people with criminal records were not allowed inside Sanctuaries, it didn't take long for the homeless and unemployed to be joined by the mentally ill and other, more violent, social outcasts. These groups were referred to by their slang terms \u2013 Gimmies, Dims, and Ghosts. By late 2024, the twenty square blocks that made up Sanctuary District A had become overcrowded slums. With the records of people inside the Sanctuaries not uploaded to the planetary computer network (and therefore not accessible using an Interface), the true conditions inside were unknown to the general public. American society believed that, despite the political upheaval affecting Europe at the time, the United States was stable and had found a way to successfully deal with the social problems that had been the genesis of the Sanctuaries. An \"out of sight, out of mind\" mentality had set in. People in the district started to believe that their needs were forgotten."@en . . "By the 2020s, the American government \u2013 reacting to serious problems of homelessness and unemployment \u2013 created special Sanctuary Districts (essentially walled-off sections of the city grid) in most major cities. Unfortunately \u2013 while established with the benevolent intent of providing free housing and food, as well as prospects for future employment \u2013 the Sanctuaries quickly degenerated into inhumane internment camps for the poor. Even though people with criminal records were not allowed inside Sanctuaries, it didn't take long for the homeless and unemployed to be joined by the mentally ill and other, more violent, social outcasts. These groups were referred to by their slang terms \u2013 Gimmies, Dims, and Ghosts."@en . "Bell Riots"@en . . . "1151124"^^ .