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Nation’s Largest Prosecutor Organization Endorses Pell Grant Restoration for Incarcerated Students
National District Attorneys Association -
This report by the National District Attorneys Association (NDAA) conveys that as of September 1, 2019, the NDAA supports the Restoring Education and Learning Act (REAL Act). According to the report, this reform is just one of many to ensure a more equitable criminal justice system. The NDAA intends to continue to work with Congress to secure prisoners' access to Pell grant funding which continues the work of the FIRST Step Act of 2018 to successfully reintegrate the incriminated back into society. The NDAA is the largest prosecutor organization in the US.
Keywords: 2019, National District Attorneys Association, NDAA, FIRST Step Act, Pell grant, incarcerated, REAL Act, student, reform, Arlington, Virgina, Immediate release, criminal justice system, equity, student prisoners, education