Word: overcrowdedness
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As major retailers grapple for survival in an overcrowded marketplace, the battle for the Federated chain ends in a split decision.
The Council also approved a non-binding order asking "those or that government agency which is responsible for homeless matters" to create a formula for the amount of shelter Cambridge should provide to homeless people. The order also set minimum standards for rooms that the city provides for the homeless...
In Africa, where it is estimated that more than 2 million people have been infected with the AIDS virus, the disease strikes men and women equally. AIDS is spread among adult Africans primarily by vaginal intercourse, and it is rampant in the large, overcrowded cities of central and western Africa...
Perhaps the ugliest aspect of the Detroit drug scene is the involvement of children. Since courts are generally lenient on young offenders and the juvenile detention facilities are overcrowded, adolescents are ideal runners and street dealers. The number of juveniles arrested in Wayne County jumped from 341 in 1986 to...
Mayor Young recognizes the daunting odds against his crusade. "We have more than tripled the number of people arrested," he said last week, "but prison space hasn't tripled. We are putting an additional burden on an already overcrowded system." Young also blames the Federal Government for failing to stanch...