If We Increase Spending, We Have Got

The Federal Prison Population Has Increased More Than 7-fold Over The Past 20 Years.

Another Example Of The Educational Inequality Is The Current Debate Over Publicly Financed School Vouchers Which Will Provide Educational Opportunities To A Privileged Handful, But Deprive Public Schools Of Desperately Needed Resources.

The Promise Of Equal Educational Opportunity Envisioned By The Brown Decision Remains Unfulfilled.

Unfortunately, The Elimination Of Incentives Such As Parole, Good Time Credits And Funding For College Courses, Means That Fewer Inmates Participate In And Excel In Literacy, Education, Treatment And Other Development Programs.

Obviously, There Has To Be A Profound Change In Direction. Otherwise, Interest On The National Debt Will Start Eating Up Virtually Every Penny That We Have.