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In general, state spending on corrections has grown much faster than education spending over the last three decades. In eleven states, corrections has now surpassed higher education as a percentage of funding.

Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities analysis of data from National Association of State Budget Officers, State Expenditure Report (various years, 1986–2013) (Washington, D.C.: National Association of State Budget Officers, 1987–2014), .

Source: The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, “Distribution of State General Fund Expenditures (in millions): Fiscal Year 2013,” . Note also that when excluding appropriations for community colleges and technical schools, additional states—including California—have spent more on corrections than on higher education in recent years.