A scheme for economic recovery is setting neighbor against neighbor in Philipsburg, Pa., an insular, tree-lined community nestled in the Allegheny Mountains. The scheme involves building a private prison, to house more than 1,000 prisoners from Washington, D.C.. Some say nothing less than the soul of the town is at stake in this debate pitting economic salvation against public safety. Friction from the drama eventually could rekindle the prison debate in the District of Columbia as well.
September 07, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Philipsburg, Pa. — For Nancy K. Snyder, a spirited 60-year-old nurse, the lowpoint came in a parking lot in late July when she and a friend tradedinsults.
The women had just arrived at the state capitol in Harrisburg after atwo-and-a-half-hour ride on separate buses, chartered to help the 3,000residents of this mountain town press senators on a divisive issue.
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