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Living on a mat and a sheet: Phoenix overflow shelters to close in October

Rachel Leingang//June 24, 2016//

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Living on a mat and a sheet: Phoenix overflow shelters to close in October

Living on a mat and a sheet: Phoenix overflow shelters to close in October

Rachel Leingang//June 24, 2016//

Photo by Gary Grado/Arizona Capitol Times Dorothy Martinez ended up in jail for about three weeks for stealing a Dr. Pepper and sushi from a grocery...

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