Inmates get a ‘second chance’ at federal grants for college
Clip: 9/14/2016 | 6m 29s
The Department of Education will partner with colleges to provide education to prisoners.
In a pilot project announced this summer, the Department of Education will partner with dozens of colleges to provide higher education to prisoners who can't afford to pay; eligible inmates will be able to apply for federal grants under the experimental trial. Hari Sreenivasan explores what both advocates and critics are saying.
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Inmates get a ‘second chance’ at federal grants for college
Clip: 9/14/2016 | 6m 29s
In a pilot project announced this summer, the Department of Education will partner with dozens of colleges to provide higher education to prisoners who can't afford to pay; eligible inmates will be able to apply for federal grants under the experimental trial. Hari Sreenivasan explores what both advocates and critics are saying.
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