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Jul 11, 2024 · 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 Middletown, who cosponsored the Safer Kentucky Act, called the provisions focused on homelessness “affectionate towards the homeless population.”
Jul 11, 2024 · The Safer Kentucky Act, which penalizes people experiencing homelessness for camping outside, will take effect next week. Some service providers in Louisville say it’s going to make homelessness ...
Jul 18, 2024 · The Safer Kentucky Act, which went into effect July 15 adds carjacking and other crimes to Kentucky's list of violent offenses, beefs up penalties for killing first responders and enacts new ...
- Darby Beane
Apr 19, 2024 · House Bill 5, also dubbed the “Safer Kentucky Act,” has garnered a lot of attention for its controversial provisions on homelessness but there is a lot more that’s jammed-packed in the 78 ...
Jan 29, 2024 · During this segment, multimedia journalist Tyler O'Neill talks with the Louisville-based advocacy group, the Coalition for the Homeless, who explain their opposition to the Safer Kentucky Act, and why if passed by lawmakers this session, it could negatively impact people experiencing homelessness.
- Mario Anderson
Jul 9, 2024 · KENTUCKY (WKYT)—The Safer Kentucky Act will change the state’s criminal landscape. Critics of the law are concerned that it could negatively impact people with fewer resources.
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Apr 30, 2024 · The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development conducts point in time homelessness surveys in each state in January, and according to that survey, more individuals were homeless in Kentucky last year than they have been since 2014. In 2023, 4,766 people in Kentucky experienced homelessness on a given night.
