Budget Should Invest More in Education of Inmates, Prison Educator Says
The budget includes the creation or restoration of up to 300 Department of Corrections positions, but none of those are for prison educators, said Mickey Kaiser, a teacher at Fox Lake Correctional.
Kaiser said the lack of funding for new correctional educators is "fiscally irresponsible," and will lead to more recidivism.
Kaiser cited a Maryland study that found for $1 million in funding for correctional education, 600 crimes are prevented. Conversely, that same $1 million spent on incarceration prevents only 350 crimes, he said.
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