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MS:State triples spending on prisons while doubling amount spent on schools

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

"Meanwhile, the House last week killed a bill that could have cut the sentences of some drug offenders in half, pared the prison population by 1,000 inmates and saved the Mississippi Department of Corrections $8 million through 2013." Education, prisons top budget battles Debate becoming even more intense as resources dwindle Molly Parker March 8, 2010 The state has tripled spending on prisons in the last 15 years while doubling the amount spent on school children, according to a document circulated at the Capitol. The figures were highlighted in the budget battle that concluded last week with the passing of an $82 million patch-up plan for fiscal 2010. The weeks-long showdown that preceded the vote was cast as a fight between quality education and public safety...continue to full post

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