The Second Chance Act Community-based Reentry Program supports organizations and tribal governments providing comprehensive reentry services to indivi...
With this solicitation, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks applications for funding to deliver training and technical assistance to Second C...
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...
With this solicitation, BJA seeks to improve educational and employment programs that serve individuals during incarceration and throughout their peri...
This report from the Vera Institute of Justice examines whether expanding access to financial aid increases incarcerated adults' participation in post...
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...