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April 7, 2011 The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) compared state spending on prisons to state spending on higher education over the last 20 years and conducted case studies to analyze the effects on six cities. The NAACP researchers found that state spending on prisons has grown at six times the rate of spending on higher education. In three of the six cities selected for further analysis, nearly two-thirds of the lowest performing schools were located in neighborhoods with the highest incarceration rates. The NAACP called on states to reform criminal justice policies to reduce . . .

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Market Intelligence Resource | April 7, 2011

Misplaced Priorities: Over Incarcerate, Under Educate

April 7, 2011 The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) compared state spending on prisons to state spending on higher education over the last 20 years and conducted case studies to analyze the effects on six cities. The NAACP researchers found that state spending on prisons has grown at six times the rate of spending on higher education. In three of the six cities selected for further analysis, nearly two-thirds of the lowest performing schools were located in neighborhoods with the highest incarceration rates. The NAACP called on states to reform criminal justice policies to reduce . . .

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