Homeless people are most often prosecuted for “crimes of survival,” like sitting, lying down, or sleeping in public space. In order to protect them from discriminatory enforcement of laws that prevent rest, the Right to Rest Act would:
Extend the privacy rights afforded to homeowners to homeless people, preventing the unlawful seizure and destruction of their possessions.
Prohibit law enforcement, security personnel, or public employees from harassing, citing, or arresting homeless people for exercising the following rights:
To use and move freely in public spaces
To rest (sit, stand, and sleep)
To eat and share food
To pray
To occupy a legally parked vehicle
Questions? Contact: wrap@wraphome.org
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RIGHT 2 REST ACT FACTSHEET
The criminalization of homelessness harms our entire community: public funds are drained by “clean-up” initiatives that ultimately work to further entrench people into poverty. This bill would ensure that all Oregonians have the right to exist in public space.
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