I'm struggling to pay off my debt, I wanted to attend Law school but, I'm so far in debt from my undergrad loans it makes it impossible.
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Anonymous
12 years ago
My daughter cannot get financial aide because we work hard for our money and she can't get any financial aide but you want criminals a free education
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john smith
12 years ago
Encourage the crime rate to go up?! Are you insane? Yeah, because I'm sure tons of people would want to list their college as "Alden Correctional Facility" on their resume.
It's simply a way for them to hopefully become productive members of society when they get released. Instead, we constantly throw them back into society with no skills or education and are then dumbfounded when they go back to crime, since they can't get a job anywhere.
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Patrick Moran
12 years ago
I'm over ten thousand dollars in debt because of college, so the fact that people would even think about giving free college to people that were deamed unfit to live in society using my tax dollars makes me physically ill.
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rose relyea
12 years ago
my son went to school for years. has a PHD. has been paying off his student loans for years still has about 6 or 7 years left. he is 49 years old . hope he gets it paid off before his children enter college. help those who need it. high school is one thing but college? how about a trade?
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Silvio Agnello
12 years ago
Stand firm Senator Grisanti, please don't let Gov. Cuomo shove this one down our throats !!!
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ruth rocke
12 years ago
state sure never gave me a cent to send 4 kids to college, should have gone to jail first!
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john smith
12 years ago
Education is NOT free K-12. Citizens have to pay school taxes every year.
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Diane Michalek
12 years ago
I am saying no to free college for prisoners.
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john smith
12 years ago
And it's a shame. How can we expect inmates to get out and lead a productive life when they are shunned for life. They did their time, and should be allowed the same opportunities going forward. Denying them even the most menial jobs causes them to lose hope and revert back to crime. It's an endless cycle.
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Donnamarie Pasternack
12 years ago
There are kids and parents struggling to pay for college and we're going to give felons a free ride? We're still paying off college loans, 15 years later, working for all that we have and Cuomo wants to treat criminals better than law abiding citizens? They already get Free medical and dental, and cable TV! When is enough enough?
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JohnM.Powers
12 years ago
What is the governor thinking?
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Brad Robbins
12 years ago
We all make choices let live with theirs!
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michael tomaszewski
12 years ago
Noone gave me a free education
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john smith
12 years ago
Have you ever been to jail? Because I have. If you seriously consider the free health care, food, and housing they get to be anything comparable to anything you are used to, you are sadly mistaken.
"Free health care" = advil for any insane amount of pain you may have. Or, the other side, I saw someone get a tooth pulled by the medical staff because it was sore. No cavity, no infection, nothing. Just sore. And they yanked it.
"Free food" = plain cheese sandwiches for lunch. Gelatin gravy on raw beef. Nearly black bananas with breakfast.
"Free housing" = rooms that can be freezing cold in the winter in which windowsills can literally be used as refrigerators to keep a container of milk cold for DAYS. Your bed consists of a half-inch thick piece of foam on a solid metal frame, with a flat pillow most likely stained from years of use. Even with a pillow case, it was disgusting.
So please think before you speak. They definitely do not have it as good as you think.
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Sally Baritell
12 years ago
They are in prison for a reason,not to go to school for free. There is too many good poor people that would benefit from a good education.
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Kristin Longhouse
12 years ago
How about free college education for people in lower income brackets who DIDN'T COMMIT CRIMES!!!!!
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Jennifer Elsmore
12 years ago
Six figures in college student loan debt, have a MSEd and cannot find a job. This is unbelievable!
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kim markwardt
12 years ago
both my husband and i lost our jobs in 2009- he found a job, i went back to school and at 48 yrs old i am paying a student loan off and my portion of our federal income tax is garnished!!!! really is this AMERICAN??? noooooo free tuition for criminals
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Donna L Moseman
12 years ago
I do not support this plan. Inmates should not be rewarded with a college education when middle class students struggle or face large student loan debts to complete their education. This just makes no sense.
I'm struggling to pay off my debt, I wanted to attend Law school but, I'm so far in debt from my undergrad loans it makes it impossible.
My daughter cannot get financial aide because we work hard for our money and she can't get any financial aide but you want criminals a free education
Encourage the crime rate to go up?! Are you insane? Yeah, because I'm sure tons of people would want to list their college as "Alden Correctional Facility" on their resume. It's simply a way for them to hopefully become productive members of society when they get released. Instead, we constantly throw them back into society with no skills or education and are then dumbfounded when they go back to crime, since they can't get a job anywhere.
I'm over ten thousand dollars in debt because of college, so the fact that people would even think about giving free college to people that were deamed unfit to live in society using my tax dollars makes me physically ill.
my son went to school for years. has a PHD. has been paying off his student loans for years still has about 6 or 7 years left. he is 49 years old . hope he gets it paid off before his children enter college. help those who need it. high school is one thing but college? how about a trade?
Stand firm Senator Grisanti, please don't let Gov. Cuomo shove this one down our throats !!!
state sure never gave me a cent to send 4 kids to college, should have gone to jail first!
Education is NOT free K-12. Citizens have to pay school taxes every year.
I am saying no to free college for prisoners.
And it's a shame. How can we expect inmates to get out and lead a productive life when they are shunned for life. They did their time, and should be allowed the same opportunities going forward. Denying them even the most menial jobs causes them to lose hope and revert back to crime. It's an endless cycle.
There are kids and parents struggling to pay for college and we're going to give felons a free ride? We're still paying off college loans, 15 years later, working for all that we have and Cuomo wants to treat criminals better than law abiding citizens? They already get Free medical and dental, and cable TV! When is enough enough?
What is the governor thinking?
We all make choices let live with theirs!
Noone gave me a free education
Have you ever been to jail? Because I have. If you seriously consider the free health care, food, and housing they get to be anything comparable to anything you are used to, you are sadly mistaken. "Free health care" = advil for any insane amount of pain you may have. Or, the other side, I saw someone get a tooth pulled by the medical staff because it was sore. No cavity, no infection, nothing. Just sore. And they yanked it. "Free food" = plain cheese sandwiches for lunch. Gelatin gravy on raw beef. Nearly black bananas with breakfast. "Free housing" = rooms that can be freezing cold in the winter in which windowsills can literally be used as refrigerators to keep a container of milk cold for DAYS. Your bed consists of a half-inch thick piece of foam on a solid metal frame, with a flat pillow most likely stained from years of use. Even with a pillow case, it was disgusting. So please think before you speak. They definitely do not have it as good as you think.
They are in prison for a reason,not to go to school for free. There is too many good poor people that would benefit from a good education.
How about free college education for people in lower income brackets who DIDN'T COMMIT CRIMES!!!!!
Six figures in college student loan debt, have a MSEd and cannot find a job. This is unbelievable!
both my husband and i lost our jobs in 2009- he found a job, i went back to school and at 48 yrs old i am paying a student loan off and my portion of our federal income tax is garnished!!!! really is this AMERICAN??? noooooo free tuition for criminals
I do not support this plan. Inmates should not be rewarded with a college education when middle class students struggle or face large student loan debts to complete their education. This just makes no sense.