I haven’t seen the new numbers, but, in 2008, I remember reading that Michigan was one of only four states that spent more on corrections than on higher education. And this, if I’m not mistaken, is happening in spite of the fact that Michigan’s prison population is dropping. I mention this because I just saw […]
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Who needs colleges when you can have prisons… Good work, Michigan!
Posted in Michigan, Observations, Rants Also tagged 2012 Michigan budget, corrections, Dan Heyns, death row, Department of Corrections, higher education, interpreted truth in sentencing, Jerry Brown, Mike Shirkey, prison industrial complex, prison reform, prison sentences, Rebekah Warren, Rick Snyder, stalactites of human detritus, tough on crime 11 Comments
Michigan’s prison industrial complex
I’ve been thinking about Michigan prisons quite a bit lately. It seems as though, all of a sudden, the subject is everywhere… The University of Michigan’s annual exhibition of art by Michigan prisoners opened today. There’s an article on the Daily Kos this evening about how, under Governor Snyder’s Emergency Financial Manager plan, non-elected officials […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Economics, Michigan, Politics Also tagged ALEC, American Legislative Exchange Council, corrections, junkets, Koch brothers, Koch Industries, Michigan general fund, minimum required sentence, parole, prison art, Prison Creative Arts Project, prison industrial complex, prison reform, prison sentences, privatization, Rebekah Warren, tethers, tough on crime, University of Michigan 26 Comments