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LEBANON, Pa. (AP) — In the days following her 18-year-old daughter’s first arrest on heroin charges, Stephanie Moyer took solace thinking the nearby jail in central Pennsylvania would be a safe place ...

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A small Pennsylvania county will pay nearly $5 million to the family of a teenager who collapsed and died after four days of heroin withdrawal in jail. The family's lawyer said jail staff ignored her ...

LEBANON, Pa. -- In the days following her 18-year-old daughter's arrest on heroin charges, Stephanie Moyer took solace in thinking she would be safe in jail until she got into a treatment program.