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Need To Know | Camden, an Impoverished City, Struggles to Survive Budget Cuts | PBS

Duration: 15:00
Program: Need to Know #147
Broadcast Date: Apr. 1, 2011

In January of this year Camden, New Jersey, one of the poorest, most violent cities in our nation, lost half of its police force. The lay-offs are a result of massive budget deficits on both the local and state level

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Post Date: April 2, 2011