On the recordJanuary 12, 2009
We end up spending $50,000 a year keeping them in jail rather than investing in education, rather than investing in childcare.
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congress.govBernie Sanders: “We end up spending $50,000 a year keeping them in jail rather than investing in education, rather than investing in…”
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Sanders criticizes spending on incarceration instead of education and childcare.
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