Incarcerated people at two prisons in the Delta will be able to start earning four-year degrees from Mississippi Valley State University this fall for the first time in more than two decades.
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today June 2, 2022 Valley State’s Prison Educational Partnership Program is part of a growing number of colleges providing classes in prison with Second Chance Pell, a federal program that is restoring access to income-based financial aid for incarcerated people.
This article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.
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