Jul
13
2010
Crazy Prison Industrial Complex Fact of the Day: Wasting Billions edition
Inflation Adjusted Corrections Expenditures
Over the past 18 months since the Democrats took control of Congress and the White House, we have heard constant Republican whining about the deficit. Well, do you ever hear those same Republicans advocating closing prisons to save money? No. For the most part, they are the worst of the worst in terms of promoting “get tough on crime” laws and policies. Yet, this graph shows that we are wasting BILLIONS on so-called “corrections.” Tomorrow’s Crazy PIC fact of the day will illustrate how much could be SAVED by halfing the number of non-violent prisoners in the U.S.
Uncategorized | prison culture | 13 July 2010 |
