Pubdate: Wed, 31 Mar 2004
Source: Reporter, The (Fond du Lac, WI)
Copyright: 2004 Gannett Wisconsin Newspapers
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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.
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