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December 7, 2023

Are Open-Air Drug Markets The Key To Solving D.C. Crime?

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Are Open-Air Drug Markets The Key To Solving D.C. Crime?

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A new D.C. effort aims to crack down on open-air drug markets. It’s the city government's latest attempt to grapple with the rise in homicides and other crimes. But is this kind of drug dealing actually tied to the spike in violence? Meagan Flynn of the Washington Post has been covering the effort, and she joins us to get the lay of the land


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