Jail time, drones and bumpy walls: Inside Miami Beach’s homeless arrest machine

There’s been a major reduction in Miami Beach’s homeless population over the last few years — and the city has been using increasingly aggressive tactics to help make it happen.

Police ratcheted up enforcement of a ban on outdoor sleeping, making around 800 arrests in 2025.

City workers installed concrete bumps on walls to make them more difficult to sit or sleep on…

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