More Spent On Incarcerating Prisoners Than Education

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College student lives in 96-square-foot solar-powered house
POULTNEY, Vt. (AP) — A college student in Vermont is living in a 96-square-foot house he built to reduce his carbon footprint — and save money. More
Republicans to back Obama's student loan plan
House Republicans are willing to give President Barack Obama a rare win, the chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee said Thursday in outlining a deal that would let college students avoid a costly hike on their student loans. More
Spain education sector hit by strike against cuts
Thousands of students and teachers staged a strike across Spain on Thursday to protest government austerity measures and a planned new education reforms. More
Guantanamo hunger strike renews debates over indefinite detention, ethics of force-feeding
Twice a day at the military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, guards take a number of detainees from their cells, one at a time, to a camp clinic or a private room on their block. The detainees are offered a hot meal or a liquid nutritional supplement and, if they refuse, they are strapped into a chair. More
Gitmo closure elusive, Obama looks at other steps
President Barack Obama's vow to try again to close the Guantanamo Bay prison remains a tough sell in Congress.... More

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REFORM Alliance speaks to PNW students on criminal justice reform
Members from a national non-profit organization urged Purdue University Northwest students to consider criminal justice reform next time they're in the voting booth. Representatives from the REFORM ...
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Wisconsin has prison problems. Government isn't doing much to solve them, advocates say.
Advocates say that the Legislature and the governor could be doing more to help improve the conditions inside prisons, ask for action.
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