A man speaks about a proposed ordinance to ban sleeping outdoors at night in public areas in Haddonfield Borough during a public meeting Monday night. Read more Haddonfield Borough

by Robert Moran Published Aug. 27, 2025, 12:32 p.m. ET

The affluent Camden County borough of Haddonfield is debating whether to impose criminal penalties for sleeping outdoors in public at night, which critics argue would criminalize homelessness.

After more than three hours of sometimes impassioned public comment on Monday night, the Haddonfield Board of Commissioners voted 2-1 to introduce the proposed ordinance. The board has until the end of the year to decide whether to make it a law.

Under the proposal, it would be illegal to sleep outside in a public area from dusk to dawn, as well as engag

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