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This Fact Sheet, from Federal Student Aid an office of the U.S. Department of Education (ED), provides information on the Fresh Start Program. 
This fact sheet was produced by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to provide information on BJA-funded programs that ...
The FAFSA Simplification Act (the Act), signed into law in December 2020, restored Pell Grant eligibility to individuals who are confined or incarce...
This online article from USA Today discusses the expansion of Pell Grants that were eliminated in the 1994 crime bill for people in prison and ended t...
In October 2022, the U.S. Department of Education published final regulations for the federal Pell Grant program that promote accountabili...
This factsheet from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) provides information on the following three current Second Chance Act (SCA) investme...
This brief from the Corrections and Community Engagement Technical Assistance Center (CCETAC) describes the importance of focusing on education...
This story from Margaret diZerega, Initiative Director for the Vera Institute of Justice's Center for Sentencing and Corrections and Unlocking Potenti...
This fact sheet from the Vera Institute of Justice provides further information on the background, purpose, and significance of the FAFSA Simplificati...
This resource is part of The Federal Interagency Reentry Council's A Record of Progress and a Roadmap for the Future. This fact sheet...