The following is a story from the Boston Globe
Colleges trail prisons in fundsFor the first time in at least 35 years, Massachusetts is spending more on prisons and jails than on public higher education, according to a report released yesterday.
This year's state budget included $816 million in appropriations for campuses and student financial aid, and $830 million for prisons and jails, said the report from the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation.
I guess it's more important for Massachusetts to put non-violent drug users in jail than to educate its populace.
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