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Ohio's priorities?

graph showing that Blacks are vastly overrepresented in Ohio prisons
Source: Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction & U.S. Census

graph showing that Ohio's corrections budget has grown far faster than the higher education budget
Source: Justice Policy Institute, Choosing Cellblocks or Classrooms

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