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Dispatches from Killadelphianew

Despite the efforts of thousands of pastors, cops, reformed gangsters, concerned parents and politicians, Philadelphia is consistently among the most violent big cities in a country with the highest murder rate of any wealthy nation on earth.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Daniel Denvir, Samantha Melamed and Eric Schneider |
09-30-2013 |
Features
Run-on Sentencenew

An unforgiving and broken system is forcing sex offenders further to the fringes of society—and that’s dangerous for all of us.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Samantha Melamed |
08-24-2012 |
Crime & Justice