This city in Southern Oregon was sued for its local laws that prevented people from camping anywhere on public property. Now people without housing can stay at almost any park in Grants Pass, but they have to move every three days.
Plus, hear the entire theme song, "Safe Shelter": https://youtu.be/7KEVw1WWXks?si=WqJm4jIBnY5r2J-O
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November 21st, 2023, 12:00 pm
A Place to Sleep
Grants Pass
00:00
30m
Published November 21st, 2023, 12:00 pm
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This city in Southern Oregon was sued for its local laws that prevented people from camping anywhere on public property. Now people without housing can stay at almost any park in Grants Pass, but they have to move every three days.
Plus, hear the entire theme song, "Safe Shelter": https://youtu.be/7KEVw1WWXks?si=WqJm4jIBnY5r2J-O
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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A Place to Sleep
Do people without housing have a constitutional right to rest?
The controlling court for nine Western states said yes, so now Oregon requires cities to set aside places to sleep.
We sent reporters across the state to see what it’s like to sleep in these sanctioned spaces.
