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Common sense on prison, education funds By Derrick Z. Jackson

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

"Massachusetts was no different than any other state. According to Pew data, the commonwealth had the nation?s sixth-highest ratio of corrections spending compared to higher education spending. In 1987, Massachusetts spent 30 cents on corrections for every dollar spent on state colleges and universities. In 2007, the ratio was virtually dollar for dollar. The ratio of adults under some form of correctional control in the state soared from 1 in 127 in 1982 to 1 in 24 in 2008. This is despite many studies showing that investing in education has a massive benefit-cost ratio to individuals, to society and to the economy." Common sense on prison, education funds By Derrick Z. Jackson Boston Globe Columnist / January 9, 2010 CALLING STATE prison and education funding priorities ?out of whack,?? Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California proposed a constitutional amendment this week barring the state from spending a higher percentage on prisons than higher education...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on January 09, 2010 (boomark / email).