In 2022, incarcerated students’ ability to access New York’s Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) was restored in New York State, after 26 years of a senseless and destructive ban.
A Generational Victory
With BPI’s Senior Government Affairs Officer Dyjuan Tatro ’18 at the helm, we were proud to come together with friends at College & Community Fellowship, advocates, educators, alumni, and directly impacted communities to see this through. Because of the tremendous #TurnOnTheTAPNY coalition, public funding for college-in-prison in New York State is back.
“It was an honor to sponsor the restoration of TAP for incarcerated people in the Assembly. This will change prisons in NY for the better over the course of decades. The BPI team provided critical leadership, getting this done after so many years.”
—Assembly Member Khaleel Anderson (D. 31, New York State Assembly)
TAP Advocacy Fellows
In early 2022, BPI welcomed four fellows to support the execution of a Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) restoration strategy. All of the fellows were formerly incarcerated and three were BPI alumni. The fellows worked with BPI’s National Engagement team, penning op-eds and speaking in meetings with elected officials in support of restoring TAP funding for incarcerated students.
