When Tom left for prison four years back, she was only a child.

The bill offers a $22 billion program for police and prisons.

Her proposal would cut art for prisons by 75 percent.

The Senate wants to use it for prisons and road construction.

A few days later, it is time and Casey leaves for prison.

So what does Young make of the government's plans for probation and prisons?

The average for American prisons is one death per 330 inmates.

"If they said the lottery money was being used for prisons, do you think people would buy?"

The clash between spending for prisons and education is taking place in many states around the country.

Construction costs for prisons range from $50,000 to $75,000 a cell.