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Richard Blumenthal: “In fact, the cost of incarcerating an individual is now in excess of what it costs to send a young person to college in…”

On the recordNovember 5, 2013
In fact, the cost of incarcerating an individual is now in excess of what it costs to send a young person to college in many universities across the country.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal highlights the high cost of incarceration compared to college education.

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