College Behind Bars
College Behind Bars is the inspiring, emotional, deeply human story of men and women struggling to earn college degrees while in prison for serious crimes. In four years of study they become scholars, shatter stereotypes, reckon with their pasts, and prepare to return to society. A groundbreaking exploration of incarceration, injustice, race in America, and the transformative power of education.
- 2019-2019
- 1 season
- Documentary
- TV-14
College Behind Bars is the inspiring, emotional, deeply human story of men and women struggling to earn college degrees while in prison for serious crimes. In four years of study they become scholars, shatter stereotypes, reckon with their pasts, and prepare to return to society. A groundbreaking exploration of incarceration, injustice, race in America, and the transformative power of education.
Season 1 Episode Guide
4 Episodes 2019
Episode 1
No One Ever Taught Me Any of That
Mon, Nov 25, 2019 58 mins
Incarcerated men and women are admitted to the Bard Prison Initiative (BPI) and discover they are held to the same academic standards as students on the Bard College main campus.
Episode 2
I'm Trying to Get Home to My Family, Too
Mon, Nov 25, 2019 57 mins
Students address the difficult circumstances of their past. The debate team preps to face the University of Vermont. Some make strides academically, while others are accused of breaking prison rules.
Episode 3
Every Single Word Matters
Tue, Nov 26, 2019 58 mins
The debate team faces West Point. Seniors embark on their thesis projects. Rodney and Dyjuan's families visit, while Shawta reckons with her path to prison. Jule struggles to find work in New York.
Episode 4
Home is a Work in Progress
Tue, Nov 26, 2019 57 mins
The debate team faces Harvard. Most seniors complete thesis projects but Giovannie is sent to SHU and might not finish his. Students at Taconic and Eastern celebrate at graduation.
