It’s been just over two months since Portland police began ticketing people for camping on public property. Now, the impact that the city’s new penalty has had on the criminal justice system — and those ticketed — is beginning to come into focus.
Court data reviewed by OPB finds that, in the first two months of enforcement, no one has been convicted for violating the camping ban.
Twenty people have been charged with violating the rule, but court delays and missed court appearances have kept the citations from advancing. In all cases, those charged with the crime have been released back into the public. No one has spent time in jail…