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Breaking: Gov. Hochul just announced a plan to restore Tuition Assistance Program funding to incarcerated New Yorkers, lifting a 30 yr ban. At BPI, we stand with @GovKathyHochul & #TurnOnTheTapNY in bringing equitable access to higher education to incarcerated New Yorkers. 🧵
In 1995, NY banned incarcerated people from accessing its Tuition Assistance Program. That ban is still in place today despite the fact that college-in-prison is one of the most effective means to successfully reintegrate people back into their communities. #TurnOnTheTapNY
Policymakers knew it then, and they know it now, that if someone gets an education in prison, he/she is not only part of the least likely demographic to ever return to prison but also part of the most likely demographic to be successful. #TurnOnTheTapNY
