Pubdate: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 Source: San Jose Mercury News (CA) Copyright: 2003 San Jose Mercury News Contact: http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/390 Author: David Lane SCHOOLS, NOT PRISONS It is sickening that Gov. Gray Davis has been bought off by the prison guards union to the extent that his is sacrificing our schools in favor of prisons (Opinion, Feb. 24). It is time to quit wasting tax dollars incarcerating non-violent drug law offenders and other non-violent criminals for long periods of time. It is time to find alternative ways to sentence, rehabilitate and educate these people so they can become productive members of society. A well-funded school and college system is the first step in this process. To this end, it is time for the people of California to tell the governor what we expect him to do. David Lane, Santa Cruz - --- MAP posted-by: Derek