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Study: $45m to Mississippi Private Prisons at Expense of Educational Spending
Students, Schools Lose Big While Private Prison Companies Get Paid for Empty Beds
Press Release
Massive spending on Mississippi private prisons has siphoned badly needed funds away from classrooms and students, leaving higher education appropriations stagnant and African Americans shouldering the burden, according to a new report released today by OSI Criminal Justice Initiative grantee Grassroots Leadership.
Read the full news release and the report (Education v. Incarceration: A Mississippi Case Study) on the Grassroots leadership Website.
