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| Governor Cuomo Wants College for Inmates in New York |
| By goodcall.com- Eliana Osborn |
| Published: 01/20/2016 |
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America’s incarceration rates are the highest in the world. The Obama Administration has taken a step towards inmate education by opening Pell grants to this population. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has his own plans for prisoners in his state. Cuomo wants inmates to be able to get a college education while in prison. He first proposed this in 2014 but was unable to get funding from the legislature. “Giving men and women in prison the opportunity to earn a college degree costs our state less and benefits our society more,” said Governor Cuomo in his initial announcement. The current estimate for the prison college project is $7.5 million to fund schooling at ten state facilities, one in each region of the state. Both associate and bachelor’s degrees will be available. New York spends $60,000 a year housing inmates and estimates college will cost an additional $5,000 per student. Read More. |
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