Pubdate: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 Source: Reporter, The (Fond du Lac, WI) Copyright: 2004 Gannett Wisconsin Newspapers Contact: http://www.wisinfo.com/thereporter/contactus/readerservices/letter_to_editor.sht Website: http://www.wisinfo.com/thereporter/index.shtml Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2271 Author: Kirk Muse Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n483/a10.html?43201 INVEST IN EDUCATION, NOT IN PRISONS Kudos to Robert Sharpe for his outstanding letter: "Many states fighting overcrowded prisons" (3-23-04). I'd like to add that, generally, the more a state spends on education, the less that state will need to spend on prisons. As an example, Minnesota spends the most per capita on education and less per capita than any other state on prisons. On the other hand, Louisiana spends the most per capita on prisons and less than any other state per capita on education. Prisons and schools compete for the same limited tax dollars. Which is the better investment, prisons or schools? Kirk Muse Mesa, Ariz. - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom