Families divided over justice as drug suppliers jailed in fatal overdoses
Pennsylvania leads the nation in prosecuting people who supplied drugs later used in fatal overdoses, but victims’ families remain split on whether convictions bring real justice.
Pennsylvania has become a leader in prosecuting people who provided drugs later used in fatal overdoses. Victims’ families are sharply divided — some see the charges and sentences as accountability, while others say prosecutions don’t address broader causes of the crisis.