I agree with the Rev. Denny Coon's April 4 letter regarding misguided priorities with Polk County's decision to spend $70 million for a new jail while government at all levels cuts back on programs that could reduce prison populations ("No Need for Larger Jails If We Have Better Treatment Programs"). Actually prison building in Iowa has been a growth industry (a good thing?) during the past decade. What is wrong with this picture?
Building prisons to solve social problems is like creating cemeteries to solve medical problems.
-Mark Kerper,
Ames.
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