Think Outside the Box: Jesus and Diana

Every tax dollar funneled into jails and prisons is a dollar not spent on K-12 and higher education. California currently allots $10.7 billion to its criminal justice budgets. The Think Outside The Box Contest is a forum for youth ideas about changing the system, such as alternative ways to spend the prison budget. Read commentary by youth reporters Jesus Almaraz and Diana Cardenas, on Voicewaves.