Federal Pell Grants for Prisoners.

Provides background on the exclusion of incarcerated individuals in State or Federal penal institutions from receiving Federal Pell Grants under the Higher Education Act, as amended by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act. Provides overview of the Pell Grant program, the prior participa...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2004.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Provides background on the exclusion of incarcerated individuals in State or Federal penal institutions from receiving Federal Pell Grants under the Higher Education Act, as amended by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act. Provides overview of the Pell Grant program, the prior participation of prisoners, as well as a review of legislative activity in the 108th Congress.
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