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“prisons were built based on our third grade Iowa Basics test scores,”

— Mark O'Neal

“I learned that the way governors projected the numbers of beds they'd need for prison facilities was by examining the reading scores of third…

— Wes Moore

“Yes, well, in that respect and many others, American high schools do rather resemble prisons.”

— John Green

“building prisons is our number one social program for young men.”

— Gavin de Becker

“If you've ever wondered how many prisons need to operate withinin America, just look at the literacy rate. 60% of America's prison inmates are…

— US Dept. of Education

Surely, we've got a way that we can tinker with this system that shuttles our children from decrepit, underfunded schools to brand-new high-tech prisons.

— Michelle Alexander

“The massive prison construction represents a commitment by our nation to plan for social failure by spending billions of dollars to lock up hundreds…

— Steven Donziger

“The majority of people who are in prison are there because society has failed them.”

— Angela Y. Davis

“Expensive illogicalities and inefficiencies do not worry the monsters of American bureaucracy, and the taxpayers are enthusiastic and eager to spend fortunes in the…

— Howard Marks

“Prison is quite literally a ghetto in the most classic sense of the world, a place where the U.S. government now puts not only…

— Piper Kerman

“One of the most productive ways a government can spend money on the people is by building more prisons. That’s what makes the US…

— Jarod Kintz

“Did you know that seventy-five to eighty percent of juvenile offenders can’t read at grade level?” “Really?” This was news to me. “Your world…

— Carolee Dean