THREE STRIKES
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January 28, 2010 8:00 PM
Between 1987 and 2007, the prison population in this country tripled. Much of that increase occurred in states that had adopted harsh punishments such as the three-strikes law and severe drug laws although they had already falling crime rates. According to the Pew Center on the States, spending from general funds on corrections increased from $10.6 billion to more than $44 billion which is a 127 percent increase. During the same period, spending on higher education only increased 21 percent.
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