BPI is proud to announce Desmond Meade will give the commencement address for the 21st BPI Commencement at Eastern Correctional Facility on June 3rd, 2023, and will earn an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Bard College. 63 incarcerated Bard students have earned degrees… Read More
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Five Years Since Harvard Win
This month marks the five year anniversary of the BPI Debate Union's win against Harvard in September 2015. While the team had been racking up wins since well before the Harvard match, the meet up with Harvard brought international attention to their efforts and… Read More
BPI’s 18th Commencement
On Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, BPI conferred its 500th diploma and bestowed civil rights leader Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II with an honorary degree. Read More
BPI’s 15th Commencement
BPI celebrates its 15th commencement at Eastern Correctional Facility with Commencement speech by Jonathan Holloway, Dean, Yale College. Film produced by Winton / duPont Films and posted on Vimeo. Read More
BPI’s 14th Commencement
BPI celebrates its 14th commencement at Woodbourne Correctional Facility with a commencement speech by Hakeem Jeffries, NY Congressman, 2016. Produced by Skiff Mountain. Read More
BPI’s 12th Commencement on January 24, 2015
BPI celebrates its 12th commencement at Eastern Correctional Facility, with commencement speech by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Arch Bishop of New York. January 24, 2015 Produced by Winton / duPont Films and posted on Vimeo. Read More
BPI on 60 Minutes
CBS correspondent Bob Simon reports on the Bard Prison Initiative from its program at the Eastern Correctional Facility in New York State. The story features four BPI students and interviews with Commissioner of New York State Department of Corrections Brian Fischer, Bard College President… Read More
BPI’s 11th Commencement at Woobourne Correctional
BPI celebrates its 11th commencement at Eastern Correctional Facility, with commencement speech by New York Representative Sean Patrick Maloney. Produced by Winton / duPont Films and posted on Vimeo. Read More
BPI’s 10th Commencement on January 26, 2013
BPI celebrates its 10th commencement at Eastern Correctional Facility, with commencement speech by Reverend Dr. Calvin O. Butts III, Pastor at Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City. Produced by Winton / duPont Films and posted on Vimeo. Read More
Ten Years of BPI
An intimate look at BPI's success, ten years after the first students were enrolled. Filmmaker Frank du Pont highlights BPI's work on both a local level in New York state and nationally through the newly established Consortium. The film was first shown at BPI's 10th… Read More