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Why federal student aid should be restored for people in prison

  • Written by Andrea Cantora, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, University of Baltimore
Research shows prison education lessens the chances that inmates will return to prison after their release.Elaine Thompson/AP

Congress is thinking of lifting a longstanding ban on federal student aid for those serving time in prison.

The “Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2019,” or the “REAL Act of 2019,” seeks to...

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