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New Tennessee Law Puts Homeless at Risk of Prison for Camping on Public Land

New Tennessee Law Puts Homeless at Risk of Prison for Camping on Public Land
A homeless encampment in downtown Los Angeles on Jan. 20, 2022. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Autumn Spredemann
Autumn Spredemann
6/22/2022|Updated: 6/28/2022
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Tennessee will be the first state in the nation to make camping on public land a felony—punishable by up to six years in prison—when a controversial new law takes effect on July 1.

This creates complications for the unsheltered homeless population amid the backdrop of an affordable housing crisis.

Autumn Spredemann
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Autumn is a South America-based reporter covering primarily Latin American issues for The Epoch Times.
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