Safer Kentucky Act, which punishes homelessness, will take effect soon
Last month’s Supreme Court decision on a case involving the city of Grants Pass, Oregon, held that people experiencing homelessness can be arrested for outdoor camping even when they have no other options.The federal decision doesn’t require local governments to enforce bans on outdoor camping but in Kentucky, they’ll have to. That’s due to the Safer Kentucky Act, which makes street camping a class B misdemeanor and a $250 fine on repeat offenses.Republican state Representative Jason Nemes from...