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PENNSYLVANIA
Prisons vs. Education
Spending per resident from this state's general tax revenues on prisons and on higher education.

FISCAL YEAR PRISONS EDUCATION
1980 - 81 $23.11 $77.47
1985 - 86 $38.32 $97.29
1990 - 91 $47.51 $102.36
1995 - 96 $89.97 $100.83
1999 - 00 $127.62 $143.93

% CHANGE		    
1980 - 00 452% 86%

About the Data
All figures are adjusted for inflation and expressed in 1999 dollars. Sources: Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Center for Education Statistics, National Association of State Budget Officers, US Census Bureau

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Last updated 6/26/01 © FNP