California spends more money on executions than education

California's colleges are preparing for what's expected to be one of the worst summers on record.


Budget problems have forced schools to either cut back summer programs or cancel them altogether.

Summer school allows thousands of students the chance to work toward a degree and stay on track for graduation.

But state funding cuts are forcing schools to slash summer programs to save money for the fall and spring.

The cancellations come as a new report shows California spent more than 4 billion dollars on capital punishment since it was reinstated in 1978.

That's about 3 hundred million dollars for each of the state's 13 executions.

Experts say it shows the disparity between the state's commitment toward prisons versus education.

And they say the countless cuts to education have little to do with how large the state is.

In fact, reports show that California spends an estimated 9-thousand dollars on each student.

Prisoners get about 300-thousand dollars each year and that doesn't include the amount going toward executions.

Students say graduating was already a struggle in California.

And with the cancellation of classes, getting a degree will be even harder.

Experts acknowledge the troubling link between California's high incarceration rate and it's low graduation rate.

That's why they're pushing the state to focus more money toward education, which they say is the best way to keep students away from jail.

It remains unclear how much California will cut from education this year.

State lawmakers remain deadlocked with California governor Jerry Brown over a new budget, which was supposed to be passed June 15th.

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Well you have the AACLU (Anti-American Civil Liberties Union) to thank for the high incarceration rate. This state spends a reported $50k per prisoner, per year! But states like Texas and Florida only spend $19K per prisoner, per year. And I do believe they are in much better financial shape than we are.