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I Went to Jail, Worked for UNICOR and Want to Get My Student Loans Forgiven

I Went to Jail, Worked for UNICOR and Want to Get My Student Loans Forgiven

Question: Dear Steve, In 1992 I had a small student loan for a career college in Indianapolis. A year later, I was sent to Federal prison and incarcerated for 26yrs and 3mos. Can I qualify for forgiveness? I definitely worked for UNICOR INDUSTRIES. Ivan Answer: Dear Ivan, I’m assuming you had a federal student loan. …

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How to Get Your Federal Student Loans Forgiven if You Go to Prison

I Heard My Federal Student Loans Could be Eliminated Because I Was in Prison

Question: Dear Steve, I’m in a halfway house nearing the end of my federal incarceration. I will have completed ten years and four months. I have been looking at info on having my student loans written off. I’m working on getting the information I need, but can this still work? Was I supposed to do …

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I Was in State Prison and Wonder if I Can Get My Student Loans Forgiven

Question: Dear Steve, I was in prison for about 3 years and I was wondering about student loan forgiveness for State prisoners. I read your article about student loan forgiveness for prisoners and you basically only mentioned it to be for federal prisoners. But would it apply to State prisoners as well? Kendra Answer: Dear …

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What Advice Should I Give My Prison Pen Pal About Student Loans?

Question: Dear Steve, My prison pen pal has been incarcerated since 1998, and will probably serve another 6 years. He took out Perkins Loans and a private college loan for the one year he was in college before he was incarcerated. He wants to know the status of these loans and/or how to get them …

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