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Pennsylvania’s Death Penalty for Drug Dealers | Philadelphia News
Pennsylvania is cracking down hard on drug dealers with a law that lets prosecutors charge anyone who supplies drugs leading to a fatal overdose — even if they’re just a user — with a possible 40-year sentence. Since 2011, when the law was loosened, prosecutions have skyrocketed, often forcing defendants into plea deals. Families of overdose victims are split: some like Cyndi Compton, whose son Isaiah died, demand accountability, while others warn the law traps low-level users and pushes the drug trade deeper underground. New bills, including one named after Isaiah, aim to eliminate the…
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