| PBS | Season Premiere 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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Season 1 Episodes
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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
Nov 25, 2019
Nov 25, 2019
Nov 25, 2019
[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.
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Seasons & Episodes
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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
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Season 1 Overview