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California's confused priorities: More money on prisons than education | mydesert.com | The Desert Sun

California's confused priorities: More money on prisons than education

READERS • THE DESERT SUN • DECEMBER 16, 2010

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How long must incarceration take precedence over education? Since 1995, California has consistently spent more money on its prison system than on its educational system.

This can be traced to the influence of the California Correctional Peace Officers Association. This union strives to build as many prisons and imprison as many people in them as possible. The association was