By Lynn Novick Special to The Times In February 2012, my longtime producer and collaborator, Sarah Botstein, and I were invited to give a guest lecture and show scenes from our documentary, “Prohibition,” to college students taking a course on the history of social movements in America.… Read More
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12/4/2019
11/27/2019
Op-Ed – The right to learn behind bars: Encouraging college in prison reduces recidivism and helps society
By Dyjuan Tatro Opinion Contributor The movement for criminal justice reform in New York has made some progress lately. The Legislature eliminated cash bail for most low-level offenses and passed broad discovery and speedy trial reforms. The governor has begun to grant clemency, albeit in a… Read More
11/26/2019
‘College Behind Bars’ Makes Case For Allowing Inmates To Get College Educations In Prison
A new documentary, "College Behind Bars," explores what happens when a college education is provided to people who are incarcerated. We speak to Patriots Safety Devin McCourty about how the film relates to his work off the field as a governing member of the NFL… Read More
11/26/2019
Incarcerated People Can Do More than Beat Harvard in a Debate
“College Behind Bars,” a new PBS documentary executive-produced by Ken Burns, shines a light on a program that every major university in America should be sponsoring When you watch College Behind Bars, which began last night on PBS and concludes tonight, or any other documentary like… Read More
11/26/2019
‘This Is a Story of Hope.’ New Documentary Series College Behind Bars Follows Men and Women Working to Gain College Degrees While in Prison
“Inside the walls of a classroom, you escape the walls of a cell — and you become an individual again.” So says Shawnta Montgomery, speaking at her graduation in the Bard Prison Initiative in College Behind Bars, the latest documentary project from Ken Burns… Read More
11/26/2019
Review – “College Behind Bars” is a nuanced look at education in the prison industrial complex
PBS' four-hour series examines what it means to be a prisoner and a student in an effort to fix systemic injustice It’s a common nightmare for anyone who attended college: just as you’re preparing to sit down to write your undergraduate thesis, you reach for… Read More
11/26/2019
‘College Behind Bars’: TV Review
Lynn Novick's four-hour PBS documentary about the Bard Prison Initiative and the impact of educational programs as part of prison reform is provocative and inspiring. It's rare that a week passes without some buried news story about states cutting back on prison education programs or… Read More
11/26/2019
New PBS Documentary ‘College Behind Bars’ Explores Elite Education Program
A new PBS documentary series explores a program run by an elite East Coast college that offers degrees to a select group of incarcerated men and women. “College Behind Bars” focuses on the rigorous Bard Prison Initiative (BPI) and the struggles of the participants who… Read More
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