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Tent community in Yaphank to house Suffolk County prison inmates

A 180 by 60-foot tent in Yaphank will soon become the solution for a prison overcrowding problem in Suffolk County. The minimum-security tent will house 120 low-level non-violent prisoners and will

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Mar 3, 2006, 6:49 PM

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