Please introduce legislation to restore Pell Grant eligibility to incarcerated students.
Since 1994, incarcerated people have been ineligible from receiving Federal Pell Grants. Providing access to education for incarcerated students would:
Reduce Recidivism:
Strengthen Underserved Communities: essential tools necessary for reintegration to society
Increase Employment: Higher education for incarcerated people is valuable in a society
Reduce Poverty: When parents participate in postsecondary education the likelihood their children will go to college increases
Please, eliminate the 1994 ban on Pell Grant eligibility on incarcerated persons and re-establish the opportunity for otherwise eligible people in prison to obtain college aid through Pell Grants for postsecondary education