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New Study Rejects Link Between Prisons and Economic Growth
Loaded on Oct. 15, 2003
published in Prison Legal News
October, 2003, page 10
A new study examining 25 years of economic data finds that despite the many claims and promises, building prisons in rural communities has had no positive effect on either employment or per capita income. The study by The Sentencing Project examined prison development trends in upstate New York State over ...
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