INDIANAPOLIS — Sleeping on the street in Indiana could prompt an involuntary hold or lead to misdemeanor charges under a bill headed to the House floor, after more than two hours of committee debate Wednesday, Feb. 18.
“This bill started from a place of compassion,” said Sen. Cyndi Carrasco, R-Indianapolis. “… It is not our role to judge the life choices people have made or the circumstances they have found themselves in, but we also cannot simply ignore a growing issue that impacts public safety, quality of life and the wellbeing of individuals experiencing chronic homelessness in our communities.”
Carrasco is the author of Senate Bill 285, the Legislature’s latest attempt to criminalize camping, sleeping or long-term sheltering on land owned by the state or a unit of local government…