Sharon Kramer, left, talks with her brother Andrew Johnson in their Cheyenne, Wyo., home in October 2013. Johnson had planned to stay with his mother after his April release from prison, but she died days before he was freed. His sister was letting him stay in her spare bedroom, which barely holds his single bed. Sharon Kramer has multiple sclerosis and receives monthly disability and Section 8 housing assistance, paying $355 a month in rent. They split $250 a month in food stamps. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)