America spends more per capita than any other nation on prisons and spends about $29,000 per year per inmate housed in a state or county prison. This is in addition to any special medical costs that must be provided to an inmate. This compares with about $9,000 per year spent per child in the public schools. Is this ratio appropriate? Why or why not?
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