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In Camden, a Remembrance: 55 Candles for 55 Dead

In Camden, a remembrance: 55 candles for 55 dead
Cole remembers holding only one 24-hour vigil for just 24 victims, which she said was still far above the 10 homicides that crime statistics suggest Camden should have annually. Looking at … Castellar and 18-year-old Shavor Dotson, a friend, were …
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How area schools educate kids about drugs and handle abuse
… heroin and other drugs, including the alarming rise in prescription drug abuse,” he said. Twenty-three Council Rock high school students were involved in drug-related incidents in the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 school years, according to state statistics.
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Greek prison system collapsing — labeled 'inhuman'
ADVANCE FOR USE TUESDAY, DEC. 31, 2013 AND THEREAFTER – In this April 29, 2013 photo, Giorgos Hatzinassios, a former inmate convicted of a drug offense and a theft, describes the conditions in Greek prisons during an interview in Athens. Overcrowded …
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