Locked up in America Greetings from the Country that holds 1/4 of the world’s prisoners.[3] America has the largest correctional budget of the world.Largest Spending States Total:1.)California:$7,900,000,0002.)New York:$3,600,000,0003.)Texas:$3,300,000,0004.)Pennsylvania:$2,100,000,0005.)Florida:$2,080,000,000Largest Spending per prisoner:1.)New York:$60,0762.)New Jersey:$54,8653.)Connecticut:$50,2624.)Vermont:$49,5025.)Rhode Island:$49,133———Total Spending: $39,000,000,000That’s 2/3 of the entire public education budgetOr the equivalent of the average earnings of 18.7 million families in the … Continue reading Locked Up in America