DeeJayH

In an interview yesterday, Huckabee stated that in every state in the Union a 4 year college degree, including tuition, books and housing, is cheaper than 1 year of incarceration for a single individual

if that is true, which way would you rather your tax dollars be spent?????

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Edify_Always_In_All_Ways

Did you mean 'more expensive'? I'd see it as- would you rather have a kid kicked out of college for marijuana possesion, or have another kid trapped in the ghetto see an opportunity to better his life?

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Both. The truth is that college is not for everyone. First of all, not every job requires it. Second, making it common devalues it.

Also, prison is needed because being educated does not negate one's ability, desire, or inclination to break the law to the point of incarceration.

I'd rather just see some reform. Prisoners are coddled with everything. It's like a hotel that you just can't leave (except for work release, and then you can even leave).

If anything, we need to bring back the days of Shawshank and subsidize some big ball-busting boys who will anally violate you if you act up. People aren't afraid of prison, and while that is true, we're going to be stuck with having to pay for far too much of it.

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DeeJayH

I noticed i left out a not after posting it, and than thought it was better to eliminate 2 nots with a positive
read it now that it is corrected
apologies

Jerry

What is the individual’s crime and what is the student's gpa?

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Hatuey

It's a well known statistic that a year in prison costs more then a year in college. Wouldn't it just be easier to let people smoke a little bit of weed every now and then?

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Gipper

You don't get sent to prison for smoking "a little bit of weed every now and then".

rsixing

...nor should you.

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DeeJayH

Actually he was saying 1 year in prison is more expensive than putting a person through all 4 years of college. obviously not MIT or Harvard, but a good education
as to college not being for everyone, well trade schools are even cheaper, and their is no financial hurdle to internships & on the job training or the trades

and this is more of a long term fix
but how many kids could avoid criminality if able to get a college degree instead of a criminal degree at their local correction facility
it is not about sending criminals to college
it is about providing better education so there are less criminals, in the future

Jerry

You’re talking about letting a criminal, perhaps a violent criminal, you didn't say, completely off the hook so that some random unknown other person can get a state paid-for education.

IMO you don't let criminals off the hook regardless and if this random un-named would-be student can't afford an education then s/he should get a job.