Senate Enrolled Act 285 creates a statewide policy for handling homelessness — something that did not previously exist.

Despite housing hundreds of people, homelessness has worsened for families and veterans in Monroe County. The number of ...

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 24, 2026 During Tuesday’s ceremonial signing of Senate Enrolled Act 285, which ...

Indiana's new law, Senate Enrolled Act 285, comes just two years after Kentucky passed its own version, commonly known as the ...

Indiana lawmakers have joined a handful of states in passing a statewide ban on homeless camps on public property, a policy that critics fear will push many Hoosiers living outdoors into the criminal ...

A new law that bans people from camping on public land was recently signed by Indiana Governor Mike Braun. The law also ...

Indiana Governor Mike Braun signed a bill into law on Tuesday that establishes a statewide prohibition on unauthorized ...

Gov. Braun signed the bill into law this week.

For the third time, language has been added to an Indiana bill allegedly criminalizing homelessness in the state.

SOUTHERN INDIANA — People experiencing homelessness in Indiana will no longer be able to sleep in public places after Gov. Mike Braun signed a controversial bill into law banning camping and long-term ...

The law aims to supersede local government policies that are not in compliance with the state’s anti-camping stance.