Prisons, Colleges Top States' Budget Cuts: Pew

Prisons, colleges top states' budget cuts: Pew

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Faced with a total budget gap of $215 billion for fiscal years 2009 and 2010, most U.S. states looked to their prison and university budgets for relief, according to a report released on Thursday.

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