BARD PRISON INITIATIVE — OUR WORK IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER!
Learn how BPI is reimagining the place of higher education in America
The film College Behind Bars brought the story of BPI to the nation’s headlines, but the work of BPI and its alumni have continued since then in tremendous ways.
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“College Behind Bars offers a lasting lesson: Learning is its own kind of freedom.”
—The Washington Post
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BPI transforms wealth, power, and purpose in America by providing full-scholarship, college education in the most unlikely places. Please consider giving a gift to support BPI’s groundbreaking work to redefine college access in America and to address the negative impacts of mass incarceration.
For more information about ways to support the Bard Prison Initiative, please visit our Support page or contact bpidevelopment@bard.edu.