Newspaper editorial: In an attempt to reduce the crime rate, the governor is getting tough on criminals and making prison conditions harsher  Part of this effort has been to deny inmates the access they formerly had to college-level courses
However, this action is clearly counter to the governor' s ultimate goal, since after being released from prison, inmates who had taken such courses committed far fewer crimes overall than other inmates
Taking high school level courses in prison has less effect on an inmate's subsequent behavior than taking college-level courses does.