In 1995 when the government funding was cut, just under 2% of America’s inmate population were receiving Pell Grants. At that time, based on the size of the U.S. prison population, it amounted to just under 20,000 individuals. Using the same number today, 2% of the prison population amounts to over 40,000 people. So, the need expressed as a percentage is relatively small. However, when expressed as a number, the need is huge. It affects over 40,000 individual lives. Even providing an annual scholarship of only $2,500 for each of those individuals would exceed $100,000,000.