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As officials ignore the problems in Philly jails, a crisis is brewing

Instead of acknowledging the grave conditions, Philly's leaders obfuscate and deflect.

Security gate at Curran-Fromhold Correctional on State Road in Northeast Philadelphia on Thursday morning March 18, 2021. A 20 year old man was shot and killed outside Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility an hour after he was released from prison.
Security gate at Curran-Fromhold Correctional on State Road in Northeast Philadelphia on Thursday morning March 18, 2021. A 20 year old man was shot and killed outside Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility an hour after he was released from prison.Read moreALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Staff Photographer
    by Claire Shubik-Richards, For The Inquirer
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