Breaking The Prison Cycle Through Education Infographic

The US prison population ranges from two to three million a year and costs taxpayers $52 to $70 billion, a fact that doesn’t even account for lost tax revenue and human potential. Up there with defense, healthcare, and retirement benefits, incarceration is now one of the largest costs borne by taxpayers. The Breaking The Prison Cycle Through Education Infographic shows how education in prisons can break the expensive and unproductive prison cycle.