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S. Jersey wary of prison move
By The Philadelphia Inquirer
Published: 06/08/2007

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, NJ - Down in rural Cumberland County, where state prisons hold one of every four incarcerated New Jerseyans, people say they're weary of feeling like the state's dumping ground.

Now they fear they're about to be dumped on again.

Some politicians say the state is plotting to ship more than 350 hard-core sex offenders to Cumberland County, adding to what is already New Jersey's densest population of prisoners. Beyond that, Gov. Corzine says he wants to shut Camden's Riverfront State Prison, which would mean its 1,100 inmates have to go somewhere else. Read more.

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