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Harry Cooper Jr. is chairman of the city of San Diego's Commission on Gang Prevention and Intervention.

'The River of Gang Violence'

The Rev. Harry Cooper Jr., talks about gang trends in San Diego, efforts to mitigate their presence and what parents can do.

  • » February 05
Derek Denega talks to a visitor at the George F. Bailey Detention Facility in Otay Mesa.

'It's Just Part of Our Lives'

A jailhouse interview with the first person in San Diego prosecuted for armed robbery of a drug store in pursuit of OxyContin.

  • »December 23

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