Should prisoners be offered a free college education? ... As taxpayers we need to take a look at how much this free college education for prisoners is costing us. Not only are we paying for inmate’s education, but some states, such as Wisconsin, are paying them to attend free classes. In Wisconsin, “Taxpayers pay prisoners 28 cents an hour to attend free classes, which averages about $2 million every two years. ...
According to an article in a Colorado newspaper, “prison population has increased from 7,000 to approximately 16,000 since courses, trade programs, and degrees have become available to Latino prisoners in their jails. ... You would think this tremendous increase would make our government re-evaluate free education as a rehabilitation program.
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