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We spend $1B on prisons – why aren’t we safer?

Guest Opinion//April 23, 2021//[read_meter]

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We spend $1B on prisons – why aren’t we safer?

We spend $1B on prisons – why aren’t we safer?

Guest Opinion//April 23, 2021//[read_meter]

(Shutterstock) I live in Prescott, and I am very conservative. I am stingy about government spending. I want to get more bang for every taxpayer dollar....

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Tags: prisons, J.D. Mesnard, SB1064, Criminal justice, reform

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