Study: Preschools Could Save Prison Costs
Study Finds Kids Who Attend Preschool Less Likely To Lead Life Of Crime

Date: Nov 5, 2009
Source: WFSB-TV, Hartford, CT

According to a new study, the state could save millions of dollars in prison costs by getting more children in preschool. The study also found that 28 percent of kids who did attend preschool were sent to jail in their lives while 52 percent of those who didn't attend preschool went to jail.

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