Walk along the Riverwalk or through Esplanade Park in Fort Lauderdale and you will almost certainly see homeless people. Until Tuesday, they could sleep on the grass in the parks or on the sidewalks and bus stations.
But now that the new state law has taken effect, banning sleeping on public property, anyone who does so can be arrested, and everyone who works with the homeless in South Florida is bracing for this new reality.
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