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PBS 2019 1 season 4 eps Ended

College Behind Bars

2019 1 season 4 eps

7.6

Season 1

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Season 1

60 min

S1 · E1 · Nov 25, 2019

Part 1: 'No One Ever Taught Me Any of That.' Episode 1

Incarcerated men and women in New York State are admitted to the Bard Prison Initiative (BPI), one of the most rigorous college programs in America. As they begin their studies at Eastern and Taconic Correctional facilities, they discover that they will be held to the same high standards as Bard College students on the main campus in Annandale-on-Hudson.

60 min

S1 · E2 · Nov 25, 2019

Part 2: 'I'm Trying to Get Home to My Family, Too.' Episode 2

Sebastian, Dyjuan and Tamara reflect on the difficult circumstances of their childhood, while the debate team prepares to face the University of Vermont. Shawnta, Tamika and Tamara make great strides academically, only to discover that BPI keeps raising the bar. Brian and Rodney are accused of breaking prison rules and sent to the solitary housing unit, SHU, their education in serious jeopardy.

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60 min

S1 · E3 · Nov 26, 2019

Part 3: 'Every Single Word Matters' Episode 3

The debate union faces their rival across the river, West Point. Rodney, Sebastian and Giovannie embark on yearlong senior projects. Newly released from federal prison, Dyjuan’s younger brother, Kanan, comes for a visit, as does Rodney’s sister, Elitha. Tamara receives devastating news from home, and Shawnta reckons with her own path to prison. In New York City. Jule struggles to find work.

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60 min

S1 · E4 · Nov 26, 2019

Part 4: ' Home is a Work in Progress' Episode 4

The debate union faces Harvard. While Rodney and Sebastian complete their 100-page senior projects and present them to faculty, Giovannie gets into trouble and is sent to SHU, not able to complete his project before being released. At graduation at Taconic; Tamara, Tamika and Shawnta receive associate degrees, while at Eastern, Rodney and Sebastian receive bachelor’s degrees.

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4 episodes in Season 1

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Explore the transformative power of education through the eyes of a dozen incarcerated men and women trying to earn college degrees – and a chance at new beginnings – from one of the country’s most rigorous prison education programs.

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Lynn Novick Director · Ken Burns Executive producer · Sarah Botstein Executive producer

Director

Lynn Novick

Executive producer

Ken Burns

Executive producer

Sarah Botstein

Total runtime 4h 0m · Episode length 60 min · Type Miniseries

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Premiered

November 25, 2019

Final episode

November 26, 2019

Status

Ended

Networks

PBS · Netflix

Country

United States

Type

Miniseries

Episode length

60 min

Total runtime

4h 0m

Original language

English

Production

P

PBS Productions

Production

A

Artemis Rising

Production

F

Ford Foundation / JustFilms

Production

United States

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Languages

Spoken on screen

English

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