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monster · 02-28-2008, 07:24 PM

I was surprised/horrified/interested to read today that Michigan is one of four states who spend more on prisons than on higher education ($1.19/$1). It would never have occurred to me to investigate that statistic, but now I've seen it, I wonder how it is justified and how much of the $ cross over -how many prisoners are pursuing further education in jail and where is that $ coming from?

http://blog.mlive.com/annarbornews/2...states_to.html

02-28-2008, 07:24 PM	#10
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I was surprised/horrified/interested to read today that Michigan is one of four states who spend more on prisons than on higher education ($1.19/$1). It would never have occurred to me to investigate that statistic, but now I've seen it, I wonder how it is justified and how much of the $ cross over -how many prisoners are pursuing further education in jail and where is that $ coming from? http://blog.mlive.com/annarbornews/2...states_to.html __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart