Drama
Station:
PBS (US)
Status:
Ended
Start:
2019-11-25
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Shot over four years in maximum and medium security prisons in New York State, the four-hour film takes viewers on a stark and intimate journey into one of the most pressing issues of our time – our failure to provide meaningful rehabilitation for the over two million Americans living behind bars. Through the personal stories of the students and their families, the film reveals the transformative power of higher education and puts a human face on America's criminal justice crisis. It raises questions we urgently need to address: What is prison for? Who has access to educational opportunity? Who among us is capable of academic excellence? How can we have justice without redemption?
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S1E1 - Part 1: 'No One Ever Taught Me Any of That.'
Incarcerated men and women at Eastern and Taconic Correctional facilities are admitted to the Bard Prison Initiative (BPI). When classes begin, they discover they must meet the same high standards as students on Bard College main campus.
Air Date: 25 Nov 2019 20:00 (CDT)
S1E2 - Part 2: 'I'm Trying to Get Home to My Family, Too.'
Students address the difficult circumstances of their past. The debate team prepares to face the University of Vermont. Some make strides academically, as others are sent to the Special Housing Unit, SHU, jeopardizing their education.
Air Date: 25 Nov 2019 20:00 (CDT)
S1E3 - Part 3: 'Every Single Word Matters'
The debate team faces West Point. Seniors embark on their thesis projects. Rodney and Dyjuan's families visit, while Tamara receives terrible news from home. Shawta reckons with her path to prison and Jule struggles to find work in NYC.
Air Date: 26 Nov 2019 20:00 (CDT)
S1E4 - Part 4: 'Home is a Work in Progress'
The debate team faces Harvard. Seniors complete their 100-paged thesis projects. Giovannie is sent to the Special Housing Unit (SHU) and might not finish his project. Students at Taconic and Eatern receive their degrees at graduation.
Air Date: 26 Nov 2019 20:00 (CDT)