Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Second Chance Pell helps deliver degrees to over 9,000 incarcerated students - Laura Spitalniak, Higher Ed Dive

Over 9,000 incarcerated students have earned a certificate or diploma through the Second Chance Pell initiative since it launched, according to a report from the Vera Institute of Justice, a research organization focused on criminal justice reform. From 2016 through 2021, a total of 28,119 incarcerated students used federal Pell grants to enroll in a higher ed program. Enrollment in prison higher education programs steadily increased year over year, despite pandemic-related challenges and an overall decrease in the number of incarcerated people in the U.S. White students remain overrepresented in the program, making up 43% of Second Chance Pell recipients but only 30% of the overall prison population. 

https://www.highereddive.com/news/second-chance-pell-helps-deliver-degrees-to-over-9000-incarcerated-student/625163/