College in Prison
Jeff Selingo and Michael Horn, Future U
There are 1.5 million people in state and federal prisons in the United States today. For more than two decades, they've been unable to access federal money to pay for college classes in prison. That will change on July 1, 2023.
A scholar in prison education and a formerly incarcerated student who went on to earn his bachelor's degree describe the transformative power of expanding Pell Grant eligibility to prisoners. |