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Bard Prison Initiative
@BPIBard
Defying expectations of who college is for and where it might lead.
Jan 5, 2022 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
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
Dec 20, 2020 • 13 tweets • 5 min read
Here are some #BPIBardAlumni op-eds about the importance of Pell (and TAP!) restoration and the value of #CollegeInPrison:

bpi.bard.edu/the-right-to-l… bpi.bard.edu/opinion-turn-o…
Dec 20, 2020 • 25 tweets • 15 min read
The news today from Washington signals the biggest victory in the field of #CollegeInPrison in decades. It’s a long time coming. This undoes the #94crimebill’s ban on #Pell Grants for incarcerated students. #PellRestoration #PELLYES
A thread. Prior to the #94CrimeBill, college was common, even normal, in state and federal prisons across the country. The #Pell ban eviscerated college nearly overnight.
#PellRestoration
bpi.bard.edu/pell/