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Introduction

The US spends more money than any country on prisons

California spends more than any state on prisons

The state’s over-funding of prisons have a negative impact on the sector of education

Prisons and public schools compete for state budgets

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Research Question

How high government spending on prisons and correctional programs negatively affect education in California?

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Outline

A- Numbers and data on Cali’s prisons and schools’ funding

B- Why does the state spend more on prisons than schools?

C- The negative impacts on spending more on prisons

D- Possible solutions to this issue

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Numbers and Data

The US spends about $70bn annually on prisons

California spends $11,000 per student and $48,000 per inmate

30 years ago, 10% of the general fund went to higher education, 3% went to prisons

In 2012, 11% of the general fund goes to prisons and 7.5% goes to schools

California spends 45% more on prisons than universities

Spending on both prisons and correctional programs increased by 435%

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Reasons for spending more on prisons and less on schools

Over the last 30 years, spending in education decreased by 13% because of the state’s strict policies on crimes and felonies

More incarcerated teenagers and young adults than any other state

More prisoners = more spending on prisons

Conservative politicians support more spending on prisons

“ conservatives want to show toughness on crime” (Brodwin, 2012)

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Negative consequences

Disproportional spending leads to fewer students to enroll in colleges

62% of jobs will require a college education by 2018no college= no good jobs

Tuition and fees increase more students drop out of college

Not enough equipment in schools and colleges

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Possible solutions

Teaching students is more important than imprisoning more people

Influencing politicians to have serious reforms in this regard

Limit spending on prisons and correctional programs

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