College Behind Bars — Season 1, Episode 2: Part 2: 'I'm Trying to Get Home to My Family, Too.'
Documentary • 60 min • 1 season, 4 episodes • ★ 6.5/10
Episode synopsis
Sebastian, Dyjuan and Tamara reflect on the difficult circumstances of their childhood, while the debate team prepares to face the University of Vermont. Shawnta, Tamika and Tamara make great strides academically, only to discover that BPI keeps raising the bar. Brian and Rodney are accused of breaking prison rules and sent to the solitary housing unit, SHU, their education in serious jeopardy.
About College Behind Bars
Explore the transformative power of education through the eyes of a dozen incarcerated men and women trying to earn college degrees – and a chance at new beginnings – from one of the country’s most rigorous prison education programs.