Civil Rights
Nov. 25, 2010
S.D. Can Arrest People Sleeping Outside
San Diego police, prevented from arresting people from sleeping in the streets since 2007, will be able to direct them to shelters or arrest them.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN DIEGO - A U.S. magistrate signed off on an agreement that will allow police in San Diego to force people sleeping on the streets into shelters and arrest them if they refused to go.
Homeless advocates hammered out the deal with city officials but, nevertheless, expressed reservations about it. They say there aren't enough beds to house the estimated 8,000 people in the county without homes, h...
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