In 1994, after complaints that inmates should not get a "free" college education in prison, the Congress specifically eliminated inmates from being eligible to receive Pell grants.
In 1994 Congress passed and President Clinton signed the law of Violent Crimes and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.
Pell grants are intended to ensure that competent students who express financial need can benefit from post-secondary education. However, concerns about the financial and social costs of a growing prison population, coupled with concerns about backsliding rates among released prisoners, have led some policy makers to believe that prisoners should cover the cost of post-secondary coursework.
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