Loss of Funding

In an article entitled “The Pendulum Swings” for a publication put out by the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy, Dominique Chlup states that, “Many of the country’s corrections college education programs were eliminated with the passage of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1993 and the Higher Education Reauthorization Act of 1994. The acts, which repealed Pell Grant funding for prisoners enrolled in college programs, significantly reduced the number of postsecondary programs available for inmates. Michele Welsh, who surveyed corrections directors from the 50 states and the District of Columbia about the effects of the elimination of Pell Grants, found that they perceived ‘a significant decrease in access, quality, and success due to the elimination of Pell Grant eligibility for inmates.’ She concluded that ‘the loss of Pell Grant eligibility has reduced correctional education.’”[1]

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[1] Chlup, Dominique L. "NCSALL: The Pendulum Swings." NCSALL: NCSALL Home. Sept. 2005. Web. 08 Dec. 2010. <http://www.ncsall.net/index.php?id=826>.