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Massachusetts has a program for free unlimited phone calls by its inmates, and local sheriffs already say it's facilitating criminal acts.
The California prison system received $34 million in targeted funding to address guard discipline - then didn't use it.
Florida prison officials spent $3.6 million of federal taxpayers' money to repair their roofs, but ignored inmates' needs.
Penny-wise and pound-foolish: Nevada mistreated eight inmates by sending them to fight a fire without training. Cost: $340,000
