With New Pell Grant Rules, Thousands Of Tennessee Prisoners Could Access College Courses

Jameel Spann was a junior year at Fisk University when he got arrested. Facing a 15-year prison sentence, he didn’t know if he’d ever graduate. But after more than a decade in prison, he says he got lucky. A nearby university started offering classes and encouraged him to apply. “It wasn’t like I forgot that … Continue reading With New Pell Grant Rules, Thousands Of Tennessee Prisoners Could Access College Courses