How many people though are in prison just on those minor charges for which you would give a pardon? There could be about 10%. You know, I'm looking at various numbers. Look, We spent $40,000 per prisoner and we spent $9,000 per student in K12. Should we reform? Sentencing guidelines should be reformed too, because we judges put people in prison too much for too long, is that correct? Exactly. (05:14–05:24)
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Asserts the spending disparity between prisoners and K-12 students in Michigan.
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