Second chances; Wisconsin inmates graduate from program
A group of Wisconsin inmates is seizing a second chance after they worked to have a certain skill to take advantage of after they get out from behind bars.
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A group of Wisconsin inmates is seizing a second chance after they worked to have a certain skill to take advantage of after they get out from behind bars.
Ashland University is contending with a $6 million fine against it from the U.S. Department of Education for “improper Pell packaging and return of Title IV funds,” according to court documents.
More than half a million people could benefit from the reinstatement of the Pell Grant for incarcerated students in July, and efforts are underway to start college-in-prison programs for this group.
Valley State’s Prison Educational Partnership Program is part of a growing number of colleges providing classes in prison for incarcerated people.
A college on the grounds of San Quentin State Prison recently became an independently operated and accredited institution.