12,000 incarcerated students to enroll in postsecondary educational and training programs through Education Department’s new Second Chance Pell Pilot Program — from ed.gov
Partnerships between postsecondary and penal institutions allow incarcerated individuals to access Pell grants for correctional education
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The Department of Education announced today 67 colleges and universities selected to participate in the new Second Chance Pell pilot program, an experiment announced in July 2015 to test whether participation in high quality education programs increases after expanding access to financial aid for incarcerated individuals. The pilot program will allow eligible incarcerated Americans to receive Pell Grants and pursue postsecondary education with the goal of helping them get jobs and support their families when they are released. Today’s announcement builds on the Obama Administration’s commitment to create a fairer and more effective criminal justice system, reduce recidivism, and combat the impact of mass incarceration on families and communities through educational opportunity.