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Open Society Institute Funds College Classes in Maryland Prisons

Loaded on Jan. 15, 1999 published in Prison Legal News January, 1999, page 8
Filed under: Prisoner Privileges, Education. Location: Maryland.
When the Clinton Crime Bill gutted federal Pell Grants for prisoners, some states' prison education programs were hit harder than others. Many states funded post-secondary education entirely with state money. Maryland prisoners, though, were the hardest hit. Virtually all of Maryland's prison college education funding was channeled through Pell Grants. ...

 

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