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| New program could give hope to incarcerated youth |
| By fiusm.com- Jocelyn Talavera |
| Published: 09/10/2015 |
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For young people in prison, the U.S. Department of Education is giving them a second chance to rebuild their future. With the Obama Administration’s efforts to create a fairer and more efficient justice system, the department announced a pilot program July 31. The Second Chance Pell Pilot program will provide Federal Pell Grant funding to colleges and universities for students in prison pursuing a post secondary education. Students must be eligible for release, preferably within five years of enrollment in the program. Those who committed forcible or non-forcible sexual offenses cannot participate. The pilot program builds on President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Task Force, which aims to improve education programs in juvenile justice facilities and to change existing rules about Pell Grant eligibility. Read More. |
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