In the first essay of Jail to Yale, the writer discusses if prisoners should be able to utilize Pell Grant. This essay is definitely not on the side of allowing inmates receive these benefits. I disagree with the writer. The writer refers to these individuals as an, “inmate or prisoner.” Maybe the writer should be informed that they are people, human beings: family, friends, children and wives. With that being said, let me address the “concerns” the writer has. Obviously, we know that they are in jail for a crime, but is every crime so inexcusable that we have to hinder their reformation? There should not be such strict criteria of the Pell Grant based on their conviction time. Everyone deserves to have an education and it shows that an
