Accessing Pell Grants for College Programs in Correctional Settings
A Summary of the Regulations and Requirements
In 2020, Congress passed the FAFSA Simplification Act that, among other things, reinstated access to Pell Grants for people in prison to pay for their college education. Now, for the first time since the 1990s, incarcerated people who are enrolled in an eligible prison education program (PEP) will be able to access federal financial assistance thro
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