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| Michigan gets serious about high cost of prisons |
| By bridgemi.com- Ted Roelofs |
| Published: 04/15/2014 |
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Since 1980, Michigan’s biggest growth industry has been its prison system. It is a dubious distinction, as the state devotes a bigger share of its general fund budget to prisons than any other state. With annual spending of about $2 billion, Michigan pumps more money into corrections than higher education. And the state keeps its prisoners behind bars longer than the national average. Conservatives and liberals alike are now saying it is a price Michigan can no longer afford. While opposition to change remains, critics are renewing a push for reforms that include reducing sentencing guidelines for many non-violent crimes, changes in parole procedures and release of some sick and elderly prisoners that cost upwards of $200,000 a year just for mental health and medical care. Read More. |
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