College Behind Bars

Name: College Behind Bars
Genre: Talk & Interview, Documentary
Released: November 25, 2019

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PBS | Release Date: November 25, 2019

Summary: Filmed over four years, the four-part documentary from Lynn Novick looks into the New York state prison system's college program that allows 300 inmates an opportunity to earn a degree and take classes taught by teachers from Bard College.

Genre(s): Talk & Interview, Documentary

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S1:E6. Home Is a Work in Progress
Air Date: November 26, 2019
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S1:E4. Every Single Word Matters
Air Date: November 26, 2019
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S1:E4. Part Four: "Home is a work in progress."
Air Date: November 26, 2019

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Daniel Fienberg

Nov 25, 2019

Season 1 Review: This is a project of substance and importance, but also remarkably a series that could be watched with the family during the holiday season to spark conversation and instigate a better understanding of a segment of the population that it's easier to stigmatize or just ignore. Read full review

Hank Stuever

Nov 25, 2019

Season 1 Review: An inspiring, four-part documentary. Read full review

Ashlie D. Stevens

Nov 25, 2019

Season 1 Review: [The inmates'] stories are intermingled with the history of the BPI program, and it’s a deliberately slow start (one that, for what it’s worth, feels very on-brand for PBS) that sets a solid foundation for the three subsequent parts. Novick uses the inmates’ narratives as a way to gently enter into big-picture topics like recidivism, mass incarceration, and rehabilitation, parsing through the public politics of prison and revealing the deeply human stories within. Read full review

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FIghtDucksFIght

Dec 5, 2019

An absolutely brilliant four hours. The creators did an excellent job at letting the students/inmates tell their own story through their actions and statements. They were almost as lucky to find such a diverse, brave and genuine collection of students as the inmates were to have thisAn absolutely brilliant four hours. The creators did an excellent job at letting the students/inmates tell their own story through their actions and statements. They were almost as lucky to find such a diverse, brave and genuine collection of students as the inmates were to have this opportunity. This documentary is not “A Triumph!” or any other cliche in gold font from -USA Today or -KNMX CBS Santa Fe. The professors and administrators involved are clearly sincere when they describe the industry of education as a racket. The I incarcerated students give the professors the opportunity to witness a level of growth and transformation absent from most classrooms. The film does not come off as a work of advocacy and certainly does not shy away from detailing impact the crimes have had on victims, families and themselves. Screw it; the entire fourth fourth hour is **** ‘Triumphant!’ I feel dirty. Glad I trusted PBS based on their track record of documentary screenings and Frontline.… Expand

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: November 25, 2019
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  S1:E6. Home Is a Work in Progress
  Air Date: November 26, 2019
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  S1:E4. Every Single Word Matters
  Air Date: November 26, 2019
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  S1:E4. Part Four: "Home is a work in progress."
  Air Date: November 26, 2019
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  S1:E3. I'm Trying to Get Home to My Family, Too
  Air Date: November 25, 2019
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  S1:E3. Part Three: "Every single word matters."
  Air Date: November 26, 2019
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  S1:E2. Part Two: "I'm trying to get home to my family, too."
  Air Date: November 25, 2019
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  S1:E1. Part One: "Nobody ever taught me any of that."
  Air Date: November 25, 2019