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    1.27.2009

    grisham on the prison industrial complex

    A Law Blog Q&A with John Grisham (WSJBlog posted January 27, 2009) " ... We have 2.5 million people in prison in this country. We’re not thinking. We’re warehousing these young black kids, we grind them through the mill for minor drug charges – or even, you know, more serious drug charges – and we spend $40,000 a year to incarcerate them. But we spend only $8,000 a year to educate them. We’re not using our heads. It’s costing a fortune and nobody’s talking about it..."

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