The U.S. Education Department is creating a new pilot program that would provide student aid to prisoners, which has received mixed reactions online.

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The Education Department announced a plan this week to launch a pilot program for prisoners to received Pell grants from the government. The federal grants would go towards the prisoners' education while behind bars.

Arne Duncan, the Education Secretary, said Monday that they are looking to create "experimental sites that will make Pell grants available" to those inmates who are looking to further their education as they reenter in society.

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Congress had banned federal student aid to prisoners back in 1994, but due to this new program being labeled an experimental site combined with the Higher Education Act of 1965, they are able to go ahead with the program. (The Higher Education Act allows those in charge to experiment with allocating federal student aid.)

As always, Twitter has plenty to say about this proposed plan. While some are positive about the program's benefits, others are not happy about the idea at all.

"I'm really excited to hear about the US' Pilot Program to Provide Federal Student Aid to Prisoners," one Twitter user wrote.

"Sounds like a great idea. Wonder who will oppose it...NYT: Pilot Program to Provide Federal Student Aid to Prisoners," another said.

"It'll always be funny to me that prisoners receive more financial aid than a college student," another wrote.

"Okay Obama..prisoners can receive financial aid for college but I can't? A straight A, student athlete cannot? How does that make sense?" another asked.

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