And the Bard Prison Initiative has had 600 graduates be released over the last 20 years. James Wiley committed a heinous crime at 15 years of age. Rodney, Sebastian and Giovannie embark on yearlong senior, The debate union faces Harvard. And that's - Pell grants are supposed to be based on economic need. Part 2: 'I'm Trying to Get Home to My Family, Too.'. And so, you know, this experience has not only been personally rewarding and amazing for me. DAVIES: And if you're in class when it's time for a count, what happens? One of the toughest parts of living in Sunnyside, Mr. Hall said, is finding a vacant laundry machine. TATRO: So I actually graduated with my BA after I was released from prison. Prison has the worst coffee, oh, my goodness thats one of the things I think anybody would tell you. YOON: But to those who would ask that question, Dave, you could also ask them, would you ask the same question of students who are out here? Yoon and Tatro both entered prison as teenagers, and both earned bachelor's degrees in the Bard Prison Initiative. They worked with former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele, whose dossier was leaked and published. I mean, you both entered prison as teenagers, right? So currently, I work as a program specialist with the Democracy Fund of Open Society Foundations, which is one of the biggest philanthropic organizations in the world. Bad Boys bakery was a social enterprise set up in HM Prison Brixton, in the UK. College Behind Bars remains - especially in the first episode - admirably focused on the practicalities of prison life and prison programmes. One of the things I used to do is kind of put my headphones on with classical music, and that's how I would get my reading and get my work done. And they thrust you right back into prison. DAVIES: And your dad went through some really tough times, sent you to Korea when you were little 'cause he was trying to find a way to keep things together. SERIOUS READING I dont watch TV. He started his college education behind bars. It raises questions we urgently need to address: What is prison for? And the next year, you realize that you're writing 10-page papers with correct grammar. And the Bard Prison Initiative, which was - began in 1999. You know, I would go in and do all the work in a day or two, and the expectations were really, really low. Your support helps make this possible. Did you feel yourself changing as you moved through these courses? Meg & Tomas Bergstrand; Regina K. Scully; The Lise Strickler & Mark Gallogly Charitable Fund; a fund at The New York Community Trust; Patty Quillin through the Meadow Fund at Silicon Valley Community Foundation; Barbara & Richard Novick; Chicken & Egg Pictures; The William H. Donner Foundation; Hartley Film Foundation; Bertha Foundation; The Harnisch Foundation; Compton Foundation; and Lisa Philp; and members of The Better Angels Society: A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE Once I put something in my stomach, I bike ride. When incarcerated students from the Bard Prison Initiative (BPI) Debate Union beat a team from Harvard, their victory made headlines around the world. And I am the most proud father in the world. All rights reserved. I was a very precocious child. Both of you went into prison as teenagers and came out as young men. "College Behind Bars" airs tonight and tomorrow night on PBS stations. So, you know, the - in the Greek, liberal arts education literally means education worthy of a free man. College Behind Bars is an intimate look at the lives and experiences of a dozen BPI students and their families that confronts and challenges conventional wisdom about the purpose of both education and incarceration. Its about two miles away. That is to say, the college has no interest in the nature of your criminal conviction, the length of your sentence, how much time you have left in prison. It gave me the ability to put names to systems and things that had impacted my life. So once that happened, almost all those programs vanished - went from about 800 programs to fewer than 10. In early 2020 BPI began working with lawmakers to change Merit Board eligibility rules so that all incarcerated students can be eligible for early release based on earning college credits. DAVIES: You know, I'd like, Sebastian and Dyjuan, to hear a little bit about how - reconciling with your families. Episodes. And, you know, just being in a classroom setting where I was sitting down with people from different backgrounds, listening to their stories and their ideas and you start to appreciate that despite the differences that we have, there are so much more similarities among us. And one of the things that I saw as I watched the four episodes - and this reminded me of - I taught middle school and high school many, many years ago. Let's start with a clip from the documentary. They work in business, the arts, and media; they attend graduate school; they have careers in human services. Do they have a place as opposed to, you know, this really rigorous academic program? In 1994, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act made people in prison ineligible for Pell Grants. But I thought what just happened in the auditorium was also reality. TATRO: You know, I think that we want to have as many opportunities open to people in prison as possible. It's about a program in which professors of Bard College give college classes in six correctional institutions. You know, I'm a brother. YOON: And part of that crime bill, Dave, was comprised - allocating $10 billion to build more prisons, and $10 billion at the time was enough to pay for higher education in prisons for more than 200 years. I can give them different types of advice. And fewer than 4% have gone back to prison. Our guests today are Lynn Novick, who directed the documentary, and two graduates of the program, Sebastian Yoon and Dyjuan Tatro. I was in a poor, disadvantaged community, and I ended up at a very young age in gangs. A new PBS documentary series tells the story of one program that's offering a rigorous liberal arts education inside maximum security prisons with encouraging results. YOON: Oh. And this is not obviously the happiest part of your life, but - and you can say as much as you want about it, but I think the audience would be interested in knowing a bit about what your life was like coming up. Read BPIs open letter here. College Behind Bars, a four-part documentary film series directed by award-winning filmmaker Lynn Novick, produced by Sarah Botstein, and executive produced by Ken Burns, tells the story of a small group of incarcerated men and women struggling to earn college degrees and turn their lives around in one of the most rigorous and effective prison education programs in the United States the Bard Prison Initiative. Celebrating 200+ degrees in six graduations back in person with Congressman Bobby Rush. You know, that is not the type of thing you expect to be happening in a prison. We can remove the first video in the list to add this one. NOVICK: I was just going to chime in one other thing, which is I've heard Dyjuan, Sebastian and the other students, as well as Max, say that, you know, it also just sort of changes the culture of the whole facility and that, you know, there's something positive going on and that people don't want to get in trouble so that they have an opportunity to be there, to stay there and to potentially be involved in the program. The documentary prompts viewers to consider the importance of higher education in prison. WASHER WARS After that, I will follow that bike lane back home and do my laundry. At BPI, we are committed to investing in people, reinventing institutions and making genuine education more accessible. Through the personal stories of the students and their families, the film reveals the transformative power of higher education and puts a human face on Americas criminal justice crisis. And I think we should just start being really clear about the scale of the commitment, first of all, that we're making to you and, secondly, that we expect of you. DAVIES: Wow, that's really remarkable. Check out more details below: It's about a program in which professors of Bard College give college classes in six correctional institutions. BPIs newest initiative, the Bard Microcollege, expands yet further the scope and impact of this work, delivering high-quality liberal arts education to communities outside of prison through partnerships with community-based institutions. And this is a moment from the film after the graduation ceremony, which we just saw, where I guess, Sebastian, you got your degree and, Dyjuan, you were attending but you're reflecting on what it's like to finish this joyous event and then leave the prison auditorium and then return to the housing unit where you will be rudely searched and then go back to your cells. College Behind Bars (two hours) begins Monday at 9 p.m. with Parts 1 and 2 on WETA and MPT. PBS chronicles 12 inmates who value education in 'College Behind Bars' The film fills the screen with stories about human transformation as cameras follow a dozen incarcerated men and women. That degree really means something when they leave this program with their degree from Bard. Theres not many bathtubs that can accommodate me, but I have a bathtub that partially can, as long as I put my legs up on the wall. And there's - I'll just let the listeners know there's an emotional moment here where you start to speak of your family, and you have to stop and compose yourself. I mean, there's - it's in the prison auditorium - right? When that door closes, you're at Bard College. A QUIET START I allow myself to sleep no later than 7:30, because on a weekday I get up around 5. College Behind Bars, which airs on PBS Monday and Tuesday night, offers TV audiences a rare window into the U.S. correctional system. BPI alumni overwhelmingly go home to their communities and give back in ways that positively impact the lives of others. DAVIES: And the crime that got you in was that you shot someone in retaliation for an attack on you and your sister, right? College Behind Bars is a production of Skiff Mountain Films and is directed by Lynn Novick. I go to bed around 9 or 10. Your education in that space can be interrupted in all types of different ways at any time of day. This clip from Lynn Novicks College Behind Bars highlights the kind of academic work BPI students are doing as we defy expectations of who college is for and where it might lead. CAST OF CHARACTERS Im ashamed to say this, but I people-watch. NOVICK: You know, Sarah and I, when we got into the project, we were focusing on the transformational aspect of it, power of education, and what did it mean to get this education while in prison? Lacy Aaron Schmidt was just 14 when he murdered his ex-girlfriend, Alana Calahan, in Columbia County, Georgia. In one of our most power episodes ever, BPIs founder Max Kenner and recent graduate Sebastian Yoon join Adam this week to discuss howReadMore, One graduate, featured in a new PBS documentary, shares the ups and downs of earning a degree behind bars. Shot over four years in maximum and medium security prisons in New York State, the four-hour film takes viewers on a stark and intimate journey into one of the most pressing issues of our time our failure to provide meaningful rehabilitation for the over two million Americans living behind bars. Max is the founder and executive director of the Bard Prison Initiative, and Rodney received his bachelor's degree from Bard College in 2017 through the Bard Prison Initiative. You know, it's interesting. But that means a lot that weren't - probably some applied and did not get in. Siena Poll Today Showed Huge, Bipartisan Majorities For Programs That Lower Barriers to Incarcerated New Yorkers Re-Entering Society BPI was founded in 1999, in the wake of the decimation of college-in-prison. During the 2016 presidential campaign, they were hired by Republicans and then by Democrats and investigated connections between Trump and Russia. PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. The bipartisan restoration of Pell Grant eligibility to incarcerated students is a clear political endorsement of the value of college-in-prison, signaling to New York that it is past time to also restore TAP. So I walked out of prison on August 10 of 2017, and I was back in college on August 24 finishing my B.A. Incarcerated men and women in New York State are admitted to the Bard Prison Initiative (BPI), one of the most rigorous college programs in America. Yoon and Tatro earned college degrees taking rigorous courses taught by Bard College faculty in a maximum-security prison. Funding provided by Bank of America, Ford Foundation / JustFilms, National Endowment for the Humanities, Meg & Tomas Bergstrand, Regina K. Scully, The Lise Strickler & Mark Gallogly Charitable Fund, a fund at The New York Community Trust, Patty Quillin through the Meadow Fund at Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Barbara & Richard Novick, Chicken & Egg Pictures, The William H. Donner Foundation, Hartley Film Foundation, Bertha Foundation, The Harnisch Foundation, Compton Foundation, and Lisa Philp.And members of The Better Angels Society: John & Catherine Debs, The Cousins Foundation, Inc., Abrams Foundation, Schwartz/Reisman Foundation, Ted Dintersmith & Elizabeth Hazard, McCloskey Family Charitable Trust, and Donna & Dick Strong. DAVIES: Lynn Novick, congratulations on the documentary. DAVIES: You know, getting a liberal arts education is - it is a lot of work, and it expands one's horizons in a whole lot of ways. TATRO: Oh, I think that couldn't be further from the truth. The series College Behind Bars aired on PBS on November 25 and 26 and is now available for free streaming on PBS.org through the end of January. For streaming, visit pbs.org . So, you know, Bard has some re-entry services, mainly job placement and career development. And you can learn grammar. By Jamil Smith DAVIES: Wow. TATRO: And so I got to walk across the stage on Bard's Annandale campus with the other 400 students in my year in 2018. And the paradox here is that I was someone getting that type of education while I was in prison, but the education itself is what liberated me. Watch the full film and explore classroom-ready resources and activities. The doc is also a moving portrait of individuals determined to defy the odds and build a better future for themselves.. By creating an account, you acknowledge that PBS may share your information with our member stations and our respective service providers, and that you have read and understand the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. Ill get up and just sit in silence in my apartment.. I'm Terry Gross. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "COLLEGE BEHIND BARS"). And it has had a profound impact on my personality and just the way that I move through the world today. Colleges or universities partnering in the Consortium. Find standards-aligned teaching resources for . And Max Kenner, who is the founder and executive director of the program, is welcoming the new students. We're going to start coursework Monday morning. College Behind Bars, an Emmy-nominated, four-part documentary about the transformative power of education. You got this education, and you're trying to help people now. Turkish prisons do not have a specific policy regarding children, but in general, they are not allowed in prison. You're looking ahead. And that's not to say that it's not challenging, but that is to point to the fact that, if we support people transitioning back in society in the right way, they'd be capable of almost anything, you know? 4/22/2019 Men and women in prison for serious crimes try to earn college degrees in this groundbreaking story of incarceration, injustice, race in America, and the transformative power of education. And I just want to - after the euphoria of graduation, I mean, you certainly - you know, you had this terrific asset, this college degree that a lot of ex-offenders don't. And they are first eligible for an associate degree, and then if they can that, they can apply to get a bachelor's degree. How can we have justice without redemption? Dyjuan Tatro and Sebastian Yoon are graduates of the Bard Prison Initiative. I mean, I think, you know, having taught in the program myself, you walk into class, and the students are there. James Wiley. What kind of courses are taught? And what's incredible is that you can also serve as tutors, so you're constantly working with other students who are trying to obtain their associate's degrees or bachelor's. However, I would go to school, and just school - I could never reconcile it with the reality of my everyday life at home, and so I felt very isolated and disengaged there - skipped school very, very often. Sometimes, it could take six hours. The series follows the inmates as they give birth and raise their children behind bars. Others that have to do, you know, kind of routine prison jobs instead of being in class - was there jealousy or resentment? Well, you know, for a number of the graduates - and this was true of Sebastian, not Dyjuan - there was this - there's this terrible paradox where, you know, the fact that you are completing your college degree and graduating doesn't mean that you are released from prison. And then this changed in the '90s when we had the crime bill, right? In four years of study they become accomplished scholars, shatter stereotypes, reckon with their pasts, and prepare to return to society. I know it's not love after lockup but I couldn't really find a relevant sub. I recently binged born behind bars on A&E and was looking for any kind of update on these mamas/babies. By signing up for BPI emails, you are agreeing to receive news and updates from BPI. The students have a quite impressive breadth of curriculum. A new PBS documentary series follows prisoners who earn college degrees while serving time. Creating educational opportunities in prison nationwide. I'm interested in your take on this - whether vocational programs should be there. I always thought that my logic and my feelings trumped others - no pun intended. Like, that's who I am. And then you say, oh, this is my reality. DAVIES: Yeah, it was interesting. YOON: There's this moment where you walk past his door, and all you see is curtains and officers waiting in, like, rows. DAVIES: And from the graduation ceremony of the Bard Prison Initiative. This is FRESH AIR. Now he wants to help kids avoid prison. So just to have normal kind of conversation, people have to literally yell back and forth. And you can just see it. This film is about the transformative power of education while also confronting and challenging conventional thinking about the purpose of both education and incarceration. Could you talk just a little bit about the process? DAVIES: Wow, that's really remarkable. More than 2 million Americans are incarcerated today, and many are looking for alternatives to prison and ways to help offenders rebuild their lives. Most had circumstances early in their life, which were really, really tough, heartbreaking in many cases. Ken Burns is executive producer. He worked 11-hour shifts, so he was mostly at work. Josie Duffy Rice and co-host Derecka Purnell are joined by Dyjuan Tatro '18 andReadMore, The Bard Prison Initiative is a revolutionary program that provides a rigorous college education to men and women in prison. GROSS: Tomorrow on FRESH AIR, our guests will be Glenn Simpson and Peter Fritsch, the former Wall Street Journal reporters who formed Fusion GPS, a private research company. In December 2020 Congress finally restored Pell Grant eligibility as part of the omnibus spending and COVID relief bill. So let's just listen to this. I just wanted acknowledgement and this feeling of power and security. College Behind Bars is directed and produced by Lynn Novick; produced by Sarah Botstein; edited by Tricia Reidy ACE; produced by Salimah El-Amin and Mariah Doran; original music by Jongnic Bontemps; cinematography by Buddy Squires ASC and Nadia Hallgren. Let's get back to the interview FRESH AIR's Dave Davies recorded with Lynn Novick, director of the new PBS documentary "College Behind Bars," and Sebastian Yoon and Dyjuan Tatro, two graduates of the Bard Prison Initiative. Congratulations. The bipartisan restoration of Pell Grant eligibility to incarcerated students is a clear political endorsement of the value of college-in-prison, signaling to New York that it is past time to also restore TAP. Since 2001, BPI has created groundbreaking opportunities for college within Americas prison systems. Let's listen. With so much at stake, BPI is doubling down on our commitments to national engagement in policy and practice including The BPI Summer Residency for emerging programs and practitioners. NOVICK: Yeah. They love the Bard Prison Initiative. Your support helps make this possible. And you see this room, and then all of a sudden, reality just comes crashing upon you. Jule Hall walks through Sunnyside, Queens, his neighborhood. LAVENDER AND TRAP I will either boil water or run a bathtub because on Sundays, I love to take a hot bath, with lavender Epsom salts. Max Kenner, when he started it, was an undergraduate at Bard and just saw this need and, you know, convinced the college that it would be something that they should try to do. This is a full-time and long-term and total commitment. DAVIES: We're talking about the new PBS documentary "College Behind Bars" with Lynn Novick, who directed the series. This is when you, Sebastian Yoon, are speaking at the graduation. TATRO: Sure. And I will say this - when we started the project, sometimes people would say to us, oh, most people in prison will say that they're innocent and they didn't do the crime that they're there for. The Bard Prison Initiative Debate Union prepares for a debate against the University of Vermont in 2014. When kids stopped bothering me, I guess I started feeling this false sense of empowerment. how to remove headrest chrysler 200; super license points tracker 2022; did bette davis play the piano in deception; fiat ducato motorhome for sale on ebay; where is curly bill buried I have to really compete with mostly older women to get my clothing washed. In the beginning, you don't even know how to use a comma. And I was bullied a lot. 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