Camden is latest NJ municipality to ban public camping

Despite objections from residents and advocates for the homeless, every council member backed the measure.

Camden is the latest New Jersey municipality to ban camping in public places, joining a growing list of towns and cities adopting such restrictions as homelessness rises across the state.

The Camden City Council unanimously voted Oct. 13 to approve an ordinance banning camping despite more than an hour of testimony from residents and social justice advocates who warned it would criminalize homelessness…

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