Ken Burns Presents: College Behind Bars

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Ken Burns Presents: College Behind Bars

2019

COLLEGE BEHIND BARS is the story of a dozen incarcerated men and women trying to earn college degrees in the rigorous Bard Prison Initiative. The four-part documentary series reveals the transformative power of education.

Director
Lynn Novick
Supplier
PBS

In This Series

Part One - Nobody ever taught me any of that
Episode 1
Part One - Nobody ever taught me any of that
Part Two - I’m trying to get home to my family, too
Episode 2
Part Two - I’m trying to get home to my family, too
Part Three - Every single word matters
Episode 3
Part Three - Every single word matters
Part Four - Home is a work in progress
Episode 4
Part Four - Home is a work in progress