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Education vs. Prisons

A construction I've seen quite frequently recently during budget debates at all levels of government has been how to relatively prioritize jails and prisons vs. schools. KLTV out of Tyler has a story titled "New jails vs. new schools an ongoing battle" (7/22), in which members of the commissioners court declared one reason they don't want to take jail bonds to voters is the likelihood that Tyler ISD will put additional bonds on the November ballot and voters would choose schools over a jail.The, seemingly age-old Smith County battle could wage on again come election time: new schools versus new jail.Battle lines are already being drawn... ...and early... ...from the bench..."If TISD puts on a bond election at the same time, then I see the jail failing," said Precinct 4 Commissioner JoAnn Hampton...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on July 23, 2010 (boomark / email).