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Providence committee adopts ordinance barring fines for sleeping on public property
Summary
The Providence committee voted unanimously to amend city code to prohibit issuing fines or tickets to people sleeping on public property; police may still ask people to move and trespass charges remain available.
The Special Committee on Health, Opportunity, Prosperity and Education voted unanimously on March 11 to approve an amendment to Providence’s code that bars city officials from issuing fines or tickets to people sleeping on public property.
Councilor Miguel Sanchez, who sponsored the ordinance amendment, said the change is intended to add a layer of protection for people experiencing homelessness and to avoid adding fines that can complicate efforts to find housing. "What this essentially does is prohibits the possibility of issuing tickets,…
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