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Jul 29, 2015
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College education in prison
It's been more than 20 years since Congress pulled funding for college programs in prison, but recently it was revealed by the Wall Street Journal that the Obama Administration may have plans to revive it.
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It's been more than 20 years since Congress pulled funding for college programs in prison, but recently it was revealed by the Wall Street Journal that the Obama Administration may have plans to revive it.

It's been more than 20 years since Congress pulled funding for college programs in prison, but recently it was revealed by the Wall Street Journal that the Obama Administration may have plans to revive it. 

We talk to Joshua Mitchell, who wrote about it for the WSJ.