My point, again, is that money spent on prisons and incarceration is money falling into a bottomless pit. Human capitol is diminished and tax dollars generate no economic benefit. A prison model based on retribution and … [Read more...]
For real economic development fund the cultural infrastructure and higher education
Similarly, every dollar invested in public higher education retains population and creates local jobs. Funding mandatory minimums and a growth in the prison population is regressive, and does not retain population nor does a growing … [Read more...]