Goldstein the Hon: Sad to see that MD is where the "has more prisons than colleges" line begins.

Sad to see that MD is where the "has more prisons than colleges" line begins.

west virginia was a shocker

Agreed. I just assume its a testament to how small their population is that they don't really need a lot of prisons.

That’s true they’d only need a couple colleges and they’d be ahead

there really is only one or two major prison in WV and the rest are jails. Lots of jails.

I assume that doesn't include the federal ones?

My grandma used to teach math at a boy's prison camp in WV.

Found the actual data, there are six stand alone federal prisons and six federal prison camps in WV. I was just remembering the main two of Lakin and Huttonsville

Yeah, out in Cumberland, MD local prison complex is one of if not the biggest employer in the area. While most of the prisoners are from out of area. Meanwhile the census counts prisoners as being part of the prison's area rather than their home. Creates perverse incentives to support prisons.

Not too dissimilar in WV, a lot of national highway work gets done by federal prisoners who can be on work details

Camps? WHAT

They usually are work facility prison camps. I think they are lower security. Here is an example of one of them

Federal Prison Camp, Alderson - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org

This is depressing

I’m just happy to hail from the 5 college area Phew!

It's interesting how well this maps to Civil War politics. West Virginia seceded from Virginia to join the Union. Maryland had to be forced by the Army to stay in the Union.

That's an interesting and valid point! Curious.

It's why there is a monument with cannons on Federal Hill in Baltimore! They were pointed *towards* downtown, not away.

Both lol and yikes.

Would be interested to see their criteria for this because it’s definitely not true for Nebraska unless you only count public colleges. And even then UN-Lincoln alone has 4x as many undergrads as the entire state has prisoners.

You're comparing something different than the chart. Students vs. prisoners is not the same as universities vs. prisons.

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