Spokane County greenlights public camping ban regardless of shelter availability

Spokane County greenlights public camping ban regardless of shelter availability

(The Center Square) – Seven months after the U.S. Supreme Court granted the authority, Spokane County sheriff’s deputies can now break up homeless encampments regardless of nearby shelter capacity. The Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved the code amendment Tuesday after hearing public testimony. The move follows SCOTUS overturning a lower ruling last June that prohibited the enforcement of camping bans without providing adequate s…

Spokane County expands public camping ban to unincorporated areas

SPOKANE, Wash. – Spokane County Commissioners voted unanimously to extend a public camping ban to all unincorporated areas of the county. This decision comes after a 2024 Supreme Court ruling that altered previous case law regarding anti-camping laws.