 Educational
Assistance
A newly released prisoner seeking more education may be barred
from receiving federal financial aid for schooling. In 1998 the
Higher Education Act was amended to prohibit anyone with a drug
conviction from receiving any federal grant, loan or work-assistance
for post-secondary education.
Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) has introduced H.R. 685 that
would repeal the provision in the 1998 Higher Education Act prohibiting
anyone with a drug conviction from receiving federal financial
aid for post-secondary education.
Related Links:
Article: Saved
By The Bell; from Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (WI),
12/30/06
Article: Reframing
Education to Fit Re-entry; from Corrections.Com (US Web),
posted 8/9/04
Raise
Your Voice: Student Action for Change: A project of The
Coalition for Higher Education Act Reform (CHEAR)
Students
for Sensible Drug Policy
The
John W. Perry Fund: Scholarships for students
denied federal financial aid because of drug convictions
After
Prison: Roadblocks To Reentry - A Report On State Legal
Barriers Facing People With Criminal Records; from the Legal Action Resource Center
(Also available in PDF
Format)
Visit the Legal Action Center's Rentry Resource
Links
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