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Extended Trailer
November 25, 2019
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 redemption –from one of the country’s most rigorous prison education programs.
Full Episodes
Part 3: 'Every Single Word Matters'
November 26, 2019
The debate team faces rival West Point, and the students senior projects get underway.
Part 4: 'Home is a Work in Progress'
November 26, 2019
As graduation nears, students grapple with the past and some face the realities of release...
Part 1: 'No One Ever Taught Me Any of That.'
November 25, 2019
Meet the incarcerated students enrolled in one of America's most rigorous college programs...
Part 2: 'I'm Trying to Get Home to My Family, Too.'
November 25, 2019
Learn more about the students' personal stories and the challenges of college in prison.
Clips and Previews
Bard Prison Initiative Debate Team
November 25, 2019
The Bard Prison Initiative Debate Union prepares for a debate in 2014.
When Bard Prison Initiative Students Debated Harvard
November 25, 2019
Highlights from the debate between Bard Prison Initiative and Harvard teams.
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