One study estimated that private prisons cost 15 percent less than public ones; another found that public prisons were 14 percent cheaper. (motherjones.com)
Arkansas could save $ 725 million in prison costs by improving the quality of pre-K. (strongnation.org)
I'm ashamed to say that I used to sit in front of a House or Senate committee on Capitol Hill and say, «Every dollar you invest in Headstart will save $ 6.00 later on in higher productivity or in lower prison cost,» or some other obscene argument of that sort. (religion-online.org)