CHESHIRE, Conn. — The U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona visited his home state of Connecticut on Tuesday to discuss education and opportunities for incarcerated youth.
Cardona started at Cheshire Correctional Institution, where he joined students who are working toward their re-entry and a career once their sentence is up.
Then, he sat down with state leaders to talk through old and new partnerships between the justice system and community colleges.
"I asked them, 'What should people know across the country about prison education programs?' Without missing a beat, what I heard is, 'They make the community safer.' The second person said, 'It opens doors,'" Cardona said.
"Then one said, 'There are no limits to what I can do," Cardona added.
April is Second Chance Pell Month, which recognizes the grants that allow students to get credit while locked up.
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