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An evaluation by the RAND Corporation found Second Chance Pell recipients had 48% higher odds of securing employment post-release, higher wages, and lower rates of recidivism relative to non-participants. [6] Public surveys have also shown strong bipartisan support for expanding these initiatives to give second chances, especially for juveniles.
Tara Bahrampour/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesWhen the Obama administration launched the Second Chance Pell program in 2016, the idea was to provide incarcerated people the chance to get a ...
The Department of Education announced on Tuesday that it invited 73 colleges and universities to participate in the latest round of its Second Chance Pell Experiment, a push to expand access to ...
While Pell Grants will soon give access to free college for more than 760,000 inmates under an expansion announced this month, experts warn of inequities and difficulties that will plague ...
A Pell Grant is a subsidy the U.S. federal government provides for students who need it to pay for college. Federal Pell Grants are limited to students with exceptional financial need, who have not earned their first bachelor's degree , or who are enrolled in certain post-baccalaureate programs, through participating institutions.
The Second Chance Program was established by Rick Pendery, a former real estate developer and veteran Scientologist. [1] During the 1970s he worked for Narconon, [2] a drug rehabilitation program linked with the Church of Scientology, [3] eventually becoming Executive Director for the U.S.-wide organization. [2]
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Second Chance Month, observed in the United States during April since 2017, is a nationwide effort to raise awareness of the collateral consequences of a criminal conviction, and unlock second-chance opportunities for people who have completed their sentences to become contributing citizens.