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News Brief: Crime focus of West Phila. Clinton event
Emily Babay
New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, who is trying to win the Democratic presidential nomination, focused on crime as she campaigned in West Philadelphia last week.
At the YMCA located at 51st and Chestnut streets on Friday, Clinton announced a $4-billion-a-year anticrime initiative that she said is aimed at halving the murder rate in large cities.
The plan would put 100,000 new police officers on the streets and would help governments reduce the number of repeat offenders in prisons.
Clinton also said she would eliminate the mandatory federal five-year sentence for users of crack cocaine.
The issue of violent crime has not been a major issue in the race for the Democratic nomination nationwide. That has also been true in Pennsylvania leading up to the state's April 22 primary, though Philadelphia has seen a sharp uptick in murder rates over the past two years.
Clinton also made an appearance at Drexel University on Friday afternoon.
At the YMCA located at 51st and Chestnut streets on Friday, Clinton announced a $4-billion-a-year anticrime initiative that she said is aimed at halving the murder rate in large cities.
The plan would put 100,000 new police officers on the streets and would help governments reduce the number of repeat offenders in prisons.
Clinton also said she would eliminate the mandatory federal five-year sentence for users of crack cocaine.
The issue of violent crime has not been a major issue in the race for the Democratic nomination nationwide. That has also been true in Pennsylvania leading up to the state's April 22 primary, though Philadelphia has seen a sharp uptick in murder rates over the past two years.
Clinton also made an appearance at Drexel University on Friday afternoon.
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