Pell Grants for incarcerated students went into effect on July 1 meaning an estimated 760,000 additional incarcerated people could be eligible for a Pell Grant through prison education programs.
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While Pell Grants will soon give access to free college for more than 760,000 inmates under an expansion announced this month, experts warn of inequities and difficulties that will plague incarcerated individuals looking for a degree. Prison education programs are shown to lower recidivism and boost employment opportunities, and, for the first time since 1994,…