FL: Money for prisons, cuts for schools

SOURCE:  http://realcostofprisons.org/

Money for prisons, cuts for schools
The Florida Times-Union
May 1, 2008
Money for prisons, cuts for schools
by RON LITTLEPAGE

Millions of dollars for prisons, sure.
Money for schools, not so much.

The lock-'em-up Florida Legislature is set to approve a budget that includes $305 million to build three new prisons.
At the same time, spending for public schools would be cut by $332 million.
Hello. It's cheaper to educate the state's children - which leads to a good job and a stable life - than it is to put a criminal behind bars...MORE