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Inmates carry books as they head to classes at the Monroe Correctional Complex in Monroe, Wash., on Jan. 28, 2016. College education in American prisons is starting to grow again, more than two decades since federal government dollars were prohibited from being used for college programs behind bars. The shift comes as everyone from President Barack Obama to state policymakers are looking for ways to get better results from the $80 billion the U.S. spends annually on incarceration. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Inmates carry books as they head to classes at the Monroe Correctional Complex in Monroe, Wash., on Jan. 28, 2016. College education in American prisons is starting to grow again, more than two decades since federal government dollars were prohibited from being used for college programs behind bars. The shift comes as everyone from President Barack Obama to state policymakers are looking for ways to get better results from the $80 billion the U.S. spends annually on incarceration. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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