If the state has all this money to educate criminals at taxpayers expense, why don't the state absolve some of the debt ( student loans ) acquired by the normal non criminal half of society. They put themselves behind bars let them pay the price!!!!!! I don't think a free degree is it!!!!
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Dave vari
12 years ago
help those NOT in jail to KEEP them out of jail
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gary dube
12 years ago
Help those with huge student loans first
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Mary Reifsteck R.N.
12 years ago
allow law abiding citizens to have the same benefit. And where did the price p.p. and can this tuition also be offered to law abiding citizens.
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Michele Schlegel
12 years ago
My son is law abiding and $100,000 in college debt. Pay his tuition for bettering himself, and staying out of prison.
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Dennis McCoy
12 years ago
Let's take care of people who are not criminals first.
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Patricia Ziolkowski
12 years ago
No No No.......Givew that money to Young Adults who have aproven that they appreciate their Education.
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Kevin Coughlin
12 years ago
Focus for inmates should be on trade school.
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Marlene Youngers
12 years ago
Right now so many young people enter the military because it is the only way they can afford a college education - and so many have died trying. It's a very bad idea in this financial climate to hand out to felons what the rest of their generation has had to fight and die for.
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Audrey Hofmann
12 years ago
How about helping the law abiding students with their student loans. Enough of the free handouts!!! NYS taxes are ridiculously high enough. Stop the bleed from hard working middle class families struggling yo make ends meet
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Sherry Walsh
12 years ago
You're kidding! free tuition!
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Brian Anderson
12 years ago
I think you have the right idea as far as reforming a prisoner goes I just don't this is the way to do it.
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Michael Iodice
12 years ago
This is wrong. A high school degree is enough. They already get health care and other benefits that hard working honest people can not afford.
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Jordana Bryan
12 years ago
I agree...it is not fair for us tax paying citizens who are already paying for food, shelter, expensive cars and other luxuries for people who are abusing the system. Now you want to give free education for criminals...how is that fair. Where is our break. Maybe we all should quit our jobs...we'll get more money...and start being criminals to get into the system so we can have free education too. Come on wake up
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Mike Billoni
12 years ago
Spend money on helping the students who need help with high tuition costs.
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thomas silvestrini
12 years ago
Lets focus on getting the kids good educations in primary school so they dont end up in prison. The problem is the drop out rate in our city schools. The common core and regents requirements are pushing kids away from learning!! Plus it is more than insulting that the Governor proposes this as a benefit to minorities. Simply amazing.
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Rose Becerril
12 years ago
I was blessed to attend college in the 80's with assistance from TAP . I worked hard and have given back to society and continue to do so . My niece is hard working college student who when she finishes her second bachelor's degree will be paying back loans for most of her life . Let the inmates find their own funding .
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Anonymous
12 years ago
Unbelievable waste of my money!
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RAY MORGAN
12 years ago
CRAZIEST IDEA I HAVE EVER HEARD OF!
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Thomas A. Lambert
12 years ago
My children deserve consideration for help in paying tuition before we allow prisoners to receive free college tuition.
If the state has all this money to educate criminals at taxpayers expense, why don't the state absolve some of the debt ( student loans ) acquired by the normal non criminal half of society. They put themselves behind bars let them pay the price!!!!!! I don't think a free degree is it!!!!
help those NOT in jail to KEEP them out of jail
Help those with huge student loans first
allow law abiding citizens to have the same benefit. And where did the price p.p. and can this tuition also be offered to law abiding citizens.
My son is law abiding and $100,000 in college debt. Pay his tuition for bettering himself, and staying out of prison.
Let's take care of people who are not criminals first.
No No No.......Givew that money to Young Adults who have aproven that they appreciate their Education.
Focus for inmates should be on trade school.
Right now so many young people enter the military because it is the only way they can afford a college education - and so many have died trying. It's a very bad idea in this financial climate to hand out to felons what the rest of their generation has had to fight and die for.
How about helping the law abiding students with their student loans. Enough of the free handouts!!! NYS taxes are ridiculously high enough. Stop the bleed from hard working middle class families struggling yo make ends meet
You're kidding! free tuition!
I think you have the right idea as far as reforming a prisoner goes I just don't this is the way to do it.
This is wrong. A high school degree is enough. They already get health care and other benefits that hard working honest people can not afford.
I agree...it is not fair for us tax paying citizens who are already paying for food, shelter, expensive cars and other luxuries for people who are abusing the system. Now you want to give free education for criminals...how is that fair. Where is our break. Maybe we all should quit our jobs...we'll get more money...and start being criminals to get into the system so we can have free education too. Come on wake up
Spend money on helping the students who need help with high tuition costs.
Lets focus on getting the kids good educations in primary school so they dont end up in prison. The problem is the drop out rate in our city schools. The common core and regents requirements are pushing kids away from learning!! Plus it is more than insulting that the Governor proposes this as a benefit to minorities. Simply amazing.
I was blessed to attend college in the 80's with assistance from TAP . I worked hard and have given back to society and continue to do so . My niece is hard working college student who when she finishes her second bachelor's degree will be paying back loans for most of her life . Let the inmates find their own funding .
Unbelievable waste of my money!
CRAZIEST IDEA I HAVE EVER HEARD OF!
My children deserve consideration for help in paying tuition before we allow prisoners to receive free college tuition.