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| Education More Affordable Than FL Prison Sentence |
| By myfoxtampabay.com |
| Published: 02/22/2011 |
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TAMPA - No country in the world has more people in prison than the United States. According to the Pew Center, at the start of 2008, there were 2.3 million people behind bars in the U.S. Florida ranks third in the country, with 102,000 inmates in 62 state prisons and seven private facilities. To lock 'em up, taxpayers have to pay up. "Unfortunately, Florida has been a destination, historically, for criminals," observed Victor Crist, a leading voice on crime and punishment and former chairman of justice appropriations. "Looking back at where we were two decades ago, Florida was one of the leading states in the nation for criminal activity." But all that changed when the state imposed tougher sentencing guidelines and imposed longer prison sentences. So as crime dropped, the prison population shot up. Read More. |
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