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(The Center Square) – The Spokane Police Department clarified its stance on Thursday regarding illegal camping and the city’s voter-approved Proposition 1, walking back some prior statements on enforcement. In the weeks since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Grants Pass v Johnson, residents have continually called on SPD to begin enforcing Proposition 1, which prohibits camping within 1,000-feet of a school, park or daycare. The Supreme Court decision overturned a prior ruling that held that cities couldn’t enforce anti-camping ordinances without enough shelter beds for their homeless populatio…

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