Pell Grant eligibility for students in prisons to be reinstated in July [edsource.org]

Porter Jennings-McGarity 6/15/2312:14 PM

^{John A. Davis Juvenile Hall in Martinez. CREDIT: COURTESY CONTRA COSTA COUNTY}

By Betty Márquez Rosales, EdSource, June 15, 2023

For the first time in nearly three decades, people incarcerated nationwide will have expanded access to the federal Pell Grant on July 1 to help pay for the cost of college education programs.

“From a purely symbolic perspective, it’s incredibly powerful … that we are trying to find ways to give them the resources to succeed,” said Keramet Reiter, director of the first University of California bachelor’s program for students in prison.

While Pell Grant eligibility will widen beginning July 1, significant barriers will remain for incarcerated students and educators alike as they navigate the complex set of regulations that programs must follow for their students to receive federal grants.

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