


Men and women earn college degrees - and a chance at new beginnings - while incarcerated.
College Behind Bars is the inspiring, emotional, deeply human story of men and women struggling to earn college degrees while in prison for serious crimes. In four years of study they become scholars, shatter stereotypes, reckon with their pasts, and prepare to return to society. A groundbreaking exploration of incarceration, injustice, race in America, and the transformative power of education.
College Behind Bars is the inspiring, emotional, deeply human story of men and women struggling to earn college degrees while in prison for serious crimes. In four years of study they become scholars, shatter stereotypes, reckon with their pasts, and prepare to return to society. A groundbreaking exploration of incarceration, injustice, race in America, and the transformative power of education.
Part 1: 'No One Ever Taught Me Any of That.'
Meet the incarcerated students enrolled in one of America's most rigorous college programs
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Part 1: 'No One Ever Taught Me Any of That.'
Men and women seek college degrees - and a chance at redemption - while incarcerated.
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