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Published on 2025-05-06 16:23:11 - stacker
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  • Economic Hardship Reporting Project and The Chronicle of Higher Education investigate university-run prison health care systems in Texas, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

The article from AOL News discusses the controversial relationship between higher education institutions and the prison industry, highlighting how universities are increasingly offering educational programs to inmates, often funded by taxpayer money. It critiques the effectiveness and ethics of these programs, pointing out that while some see it as a way to rehabilitate prisoners and reduce recidivism, others view it as a dubious deal that benefits the prison industry more than the inmates or society. The piece also touches on the financial incentives for universities and the potential for these programs to be more about profit than rehabilitation, questioning the overall impact and morality of such educational initiatives within the prison system.

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