Once again the debate is raging over how our government uses tax money in the state of Pennsylvania. While schools are being closed, the prison industry is flourishing. The state spends approximately $19,000 more a year on a prisoner than it does a student in its public schools. Meanwhile, the education rates are dismal, leading to more uneducated people taking any means they can to survive. Such means often lead to lengthy prison stays at the expense of the state.

Education vs. Incarceration

by jasonkillinger.
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