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At least 266 unlawful camping charges have been filed since the new state law went into effect last summer.
Kentucky was one of the first states to prohibit street camping through a state law, which made unauthorized public camping a civil violation and repeat offenses a misdemeanor.
Kentucky's legislature passed a ban on street camping, a measure opponents say criminalizes homelessness. The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a case that could affect the fate of such bans.
Since Kentucky criminalized street camping, citations average more than one per day - mostly in Louisville and Lexington. Advocates say the law destabilizes the unhoused.
How Kentucky got here The Kentucky General Assembly passed the anti-street camping provision shortly before the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a similar law in Grants Pass, Ore.
The "Safer Kentucky Act" is being introduced by a group of Republican lawmakers, which would create a new criminal offense for what they call "illegal camping." ...
As warmer weather begins to move in, campgrounds at Kentucky State Parks will open across the state this month.
The park that has it all. Cumberland Gap National Historical Park sits right where Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia meet.
Louisville's street camping ban is facing a constitutional challenge from the woman police cited while in labor back in September.
She told a police officer she was in labor. The Louisville Metro Police Department lieutenant cited her for unlawful camping as the ambulance arrived. She had a baby later that day.