What If There Were Prison Loan Debts?

Kate Hamilton

Keeping it all in perspective, this recent article (complete with snazzy info-graphic) from The Atlantic claims that the average cost for one year of prison is more expensive than one year at Princeton University.   I wonder whether criminals would think twice before committing their next crime if they had to finance time at the penitentiary by accruing personal debt.

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