MetroFocus: March 15, 2018
3/15/2018 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
LONG ISLAND ADDICTED, NEW YORK’S PRISON PIPELINE, MISTER ROGERS STILL MATTERS.
The opioid epidemic is exploding on Long Island with overdoses claiming a record number of lives in the area. The startling statistics in this community are contributing to a nationwide crisis. A growing number of upstate New York inmates are granted parole from prison, allowing them to return home to New York City. The television icon’s real life neighbor introduces us in a new documentary.
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MetroFocus: March 15, 2018
3/15/2018 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
The opioid epidemic is exploding on Long Island with overdoses claiming a record number of lives in the area. The startling statistics in this community are contributing to a nationwide crisis. A growing number of upstate New York inmates are granted parole from prison, allowing them to return home to New York City. The television icon’s real life neighbor introduces us in a new documentary.
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