Woman cited for ‘unlawful camping’ while going into labor challenges KY anti-crime law

A woman cited by Louisville police for unlawful camping while she was homeless and in labor under an Interstate 65 overpass has filed a constitutional challenge against the state’s new Safer Kentucky Act .

The sweeping anti-crime law, passed a year ago as House Bill 5 by the Kentucky General Assembly, outlaws sleeping and camping in many public and private places as part of a controversial law enforcement crackdown on homelessness.

Violations of the ban can result in fines and jail time…

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