“Not every prisoner in America will want a college degree, of course. But we should insist that every prisoner who seeks one remains eligible for federal student aid, just as other citizens are. Some voters will surely bridle at the prospect of their tax dollars’ assisting offenders. But we already do that by paying huge sums to imprison people over and over again. And the best way to ensure that they don’t go back to jail is by offering them help in going to college.“
Chronicle of Higher Education
November 19, 2018