Are homeless people subject to curfews?

Well in many places the police will drive them out of places the rich people don’t want them to be at night, destroy their camps and makeshift homes and stuff, it that’s what you mean, even when there is no “curfew”.

Each “curfew” has its own written specific orders, which vary from curfew to curfew. There is no one answer to a question about the details of ALL curfews.

@Zaku How about the January 6 inserection in Washington DC? What effect did it have on the homeless people? The news said that there was a fire in a homeless area by the Capital building? Other than that news was non existent about homeless people.

Also a homeless person froze to death in a porta potty in Ontario Canada recently, because of curfew.

When there’s a general curfew, it applies to everybody other than those who have legitimate purposes (such as work shifts) to be out after curfew. I don’t know of any sort of curfew just for homeless people, if that’s what you mean.

In my city, the chief of police said that the curfew rules under coronavirus restriction basically give them a tool they could use if they wanted to stop somebody who’s out after hours, but they could look the other way if they wanted to. They could stop people and hassle them a little, and if they wanted to take them in they could.

But they have in general been lightening up on detaining people because they don’t want to either risk bringing more covid cases into the jails (which are hothouses for contagion) or put new inmates at risk of exposure if they weren’t already. They have enough to do without hammering on people who are on the street too late.

I have heard, though, that they will do a long, slow survey by cop car headlights or flashlights if they see people out together maybe where they shouldn’t be gathering, or looking like they might not have a legitimate purpose for being there. That kind of notice is like a silent warning that might not end there the next time.

Right now the city police mostly seem to be leaving the homeless folks and campers alone, aside from periodic sweeps, even though the visible numbers have grown dramatically in recent months, for reasons I guess we know. The city officials are trying to find solutions and offer help rather than punishing people who are already struggling.

The homeless usually receive very little positive attention in the US, and receive much abuse.

Concerning Washington D.C. recent homeless news, see this article titled:

’‘DC has a huge homeless population and for two weeks it’s been very hard to access any kind of assistance thanks to the security lockdown’’

Or the articles here: https://www.legalclinic.org/in-the-news/

Being homeless, makes curfew an oxymoron?

Usually, yes it includes everyone. Some cities make efforts to help move the homeless into shelters. It probably depends on the reason for the curfew.

Cops who regularly work a certain beat might allow the regular homeless to stay where they usually stay, because that is their home, but if there is great concern for their well being or the well being of a VIP they might be forced out.

Curfews are typically for safety, but the reasons they are implemented vary greatly. Curfews after a hurricane are different than curfews for protests, although some of the reasons are exactly the same.

Where I live, they are required to stay withn the confines of their camp during the hours of the curfew