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Imprisoning someone costs a lot of money. So does sending someone to college. Believe it or not, sometimes a prisoner can cost the state more than a Princeton education.

Mischa Reuben

Dec 5, 2012

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In 1856, she became America’s first female super sleuth and thwarted an attempt on Lincoln’s life.

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