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Sekwan Merritt, 30, is pictured during a politics class at Maryland Correctional Institution. Photo: Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post via Getty Images. Featured Image
Sekwan Merritt, 30, is pictured during a politics class at Maryland Correctional Institution. Photo: Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post via Getty Images. Featured Image
[dropcap]The[/dropcap] Department of Education (DOE) announced Monday (May 20) that it will expand the Second Chance Pell Experimental Sites Initiative, which allows people experiencing financial hardship and incarceration in certain states to receive need-based Pell Grants for college-level courses. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″]
While the government bans incarcerated people from receiving federal financial assistance, the Second Chance Pell Experiment, which the DOE launched in 2015, allows people detained in the 26 participating states to apply for Pell grants, which are financial awards for undergraduate students experiencing financial hardship. They are funded by the government and generally do not have to be repaid.
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