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Incarcerated Students Will Have Access to Pell Grants Again. What Happens Now?

Incarcerated people earn pennies per hour for the work they do in prison, so Pell Grants, their primary source of need-based financial aid, had made it possible for students to access higher education. The 1994 crime bill stripped incarcerated students of Pell Grant eligibility, making a college education practically unattainable. In the following ...

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    Erica Bryant
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        Elle Teshima
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