“‘The local laws impose fines and potential jail time for people “sleeping anywhere in public at any time, including in their cars, if they use as little as a blanket to keep warm or a rolled-up shirt as a pillow’” In Grants Pass it’s apparently illegal for anyone to sleep outside, homeless or not. Even if the Christian shelter is full. Even if a driver is napping along their route. Even if I fall asleep on a park lawn listening to music. Yes, a public sleeping ban will fix everything.
Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Sleeping Outdoors in Homelessness Case
The case is likely to have broad ramifications for how cities across the country respond to homelessness.
nytimes.com