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A plan to cut back on the broad swaths of some cities covered by Drug-Free School Zones in New Jersey is meeting some resistance from police, the Home News Tribune reported Dec. 17.

Currently, the law calls for harsher penalties for drug offenses that take place within 1,000 feet of a school or 500 feet of a park. But in some urban areas, overlapping zones effectively mean that offenders face increased punishment no matter where in town their offenses occur.

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New Jersey needs fewer but more effective ‘Drug-Free School Zones,’ according to a new task-force report.

The Asbury Park Press reported Dec. 5 that the Task Force on Sentencing and Corrections told New Jersey Gov. John Corzine that the zones often overlap and sometimes cover large swaths of cities.

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