Tag: cruel and unusual punishment

California needs to build more schools, not prisons

Three male inmates stand in a queue, wearing blue pants and blue shirts, except for the middle person who is wearing a white undershirt. They are seen only from the lower torso to their feet.

California needs to build more schools, not prisons

Published October 6, 2014 by Mike Peterson

Since 1980, California has built 22 prisons but only one public university. It seems incredibly unproductive that California is somehow spending more money and effort…

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