your heart with break and your hopes will soar for inmates like Jule, the first of the incarcerated students to get to return to a world of freedom he hasn’t experienced since before 9/11; or for Dyjuan, whose brother has been incarcerated at a facility...
Still, obstacles remain. Applying for the Pell funding, which does not have to be repaid, can be a burden for inmates who generally can’t receive emails or fill out the financial aid forms online. Incarcerated students can only use the grant for courses from colleges approved by ...