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Federal government to fund college courses for TX inmates

More than 2,500 Texas inmates will participate in a national experiment starting next month, using federal money to take college courses. June 29, 2016 For decades, the federal government has banned the use of Pell Grants funds for such rehabilitation efforts. But last week,...

THE POWER OF PELL GRANTS FOR PRISONERS

Inmates take a class at a prison in San Diego. A new program could provide education funding to as many as twelve thousand people behind bars. PHOTOGRAPH BY SAM HODGSONBy Clint Smith - The New YorkerJUNE 29, 2016Jackson, draped in a clean white T-shirt that rests atop...

JOHN JAY COLLEGE SELECTED AS SECOND CHANCE PELL PILOT PROGRAM SITE FOR INCARCERATED STUDENTS

New York, NY, June 28, 2016The Obama Administration has selected John Jay College of Criminal Justice as one of 67 colleges and universities that will expand education opportunities for incarcerated individuals as part of the Second Chance Pell pilot program. On June 24, the...

Vermont College to Participate in Prison Education Program

Funding will allow expansion of Bennington College prison program By Patrick McArdle - June 25, 2016 BENNINGTON — Bennington College was the only Vermont college or university selected for the national Second Chance Pell pilot program which will allow eligible inmates to...