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Supplying drugs in fatal overdoses has led to 100s of Pa. prison sentences. Grieving families are divided.

Isaiah Compton's family keeps items to memorialize him at their home in Mansfield, Pa.

5 things to know about the rise of prison sentences after overdose deaths in Pennsylvania

by Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA

Proposals to give prosecutors more time to bring these cases have stalled in the Pennsylvania legislature.

Cyndi Compton looks through papers in her Tioga County home.

A Pa. mom's fight reveals the messy reality of treating overdoses like homicides

by Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA

The Tioga County Courthouse is seen in Wellsboro.

How Spotlight PA reported its investigation into Pa.’s drug delivery resulting in death law

by Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA

After her son's overdose death, Cyndi Compton became known as a relentless advocate in Tioga County.

Supplying drugs in fatal overdoses has led to 100s of Pa. prison sentences. Grieving families are divided.

by Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA

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