(AP) – The day after Gov. Eric Greitens advocated
increasing education and job training programs for inmates, he signed a budget
that cut $1.4 million from Missouri Department of Corrections rehabilitation
programs, with most of the reduction coming in education programs.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that in a June 29 Facebook post, Greitens
said programs that help inmates learn a trade, be better parents or earn a high
school diploma makes the millions of tax dollars spent on the prison system
worth something.
increasing education and job training programs for inmates, he signed a budget
that cut $1.4 million from Missouri Department of Corrections rehabilitation
programs, with most of the reduction coming in education programs.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that in a June 29 Facebook post, Greitens
said programs that help inmates learn a trade, be better parents or earn a high
school diploma makes the millions of tax dollars spent on the prison system
worth something.
Lawmakers who worked on the state’s $27 billion spending plan said a slowdown
in state tax revenue required them to find savings, and that included money for
rehabilitative services.
Corrections spokesman David Owen says the cuts won’t affect the number of
educational opportunities offered at state prisons.
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