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. A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE Once I put something in my stomach, I bike ride. And within, you know, a month, they're doing college-level reading and writing. And so the film ends up and their stories end up, you know, raising some really important questions about violence and about harm and incarceration, and what is prison for, and what is the value of education? 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. After serving 22 years in prison, he is making up for lost time, with a job at the Ford Foundation, good coffee and a long soak in the tub. YOON: For me, a liberal arts education cultivated in me conceptual and intellectual openness that invited me to consider worlds outside of my world from different times, thought and space. TATRO: No. A QUIET START I allow myself to sleep no later than 7:30, because on a weekday I get up around 5. How much noise is there, and does that make it hard to read, Dyjuan? Men and women earn college degrees - and a chance at new beginnings - while incarcerated.MoreMore. In four years of study they become accomplished scholars, shatter stereotypes, reckon with their pasts, and prepare to return to society. When you watch College Behind Bars, which began last night on PBS and concludes tonight, or anyReadMore. Sebastian Yoon, Dyjuan Tatro, congratulations on your degrees. So I walked out of prison on August 10 of 2017, and I was back in college on August 24 finishing my B.A. There's a lot of interaction with the students, with the professor and with each other, and a tremendous amount learning also goes on outside the classroom. Neither had been in a maximum security . 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. Turkish prisons do not have a specific policy regarding children, but in general, they are not allowed in prison. How can we have justice without redemption? However, I think that we also have to realize that we live in a country and we have an economy where the type of work that vocational training used to give you no longer exists. DAVIES: You know, I'd like, Sebastian and Dyjuan, to hear a little bit about how - reconciling with your families. I'm Terry Gross. DAVIES: There was a time when higher education in correctional facilities was pretty common. 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. 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? 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. They study math, as Dyjuan said, languages, history, literature, art, science, philosophy, economics, public policy, you know, public health. 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. Thank you so much for speaking with us. DAVIES: You know, it's interesting, Lynn Novick. This is not my identity. The subjects and filmmakers reveal how the power of education changes lives. And fewer than 4% have gone back to prison. They contribute to their communities in all the ways one might expect of any college graduate. 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. People walk around with these frowns and Im like, Why are you frowning? People bring their children in there, and I find myself so caught up in the little kid who gets the piece of paper on the back of his shoe and trying to make his parents aware. This movement took on renewed urgency following Congresss reinstatement of Pell Grant access to incarcerated students in 2020. And in the context of the '90s and the tough-on-crime rhetoric and the super predator kind of, you know, demonization of people who have been convicted of crimes, as part of the Clinton crime bill, there was an amendment to withdraw eligibility for Pell grants for people who were in prison. College Behind Bars, the four-part documentary about the transformative power of education, premiered nationwide on PBS in November 25, 2019. fevereiro 17, 2023; Posted by nene leakes father alan; 17 . And so yeah, that is a huge impediment to trying to learn. Vocational training is fine, but we should also be having an opportunity for higher education. Let's listen. DAVIES: Right. A groundbreaking exploration of incarceration, injustice, race in America, and the transformative power of education. You know, it's interesting. In spring 2021 the NYS legislature passed the bill, and it was signed into law in July 2021. A new PBS documentary series follows prisoners who earn college degrees while serving time. I always thought that my logic and my feelings trumped others - no pun intended. Incarcerated men and women are admitted to the Bard Prison Initiative, a rigorous college program, where some make great strides while others . "We all have. So the program is 20 years old, and it started small. Rodney has been incarcerated for 17 years and is currently incarcerated at Fishkill. Bard Prison Initiative graduate Sebastian Yoon, featured in the new PBS documentary College Behind Bars, shares how BPI changed him and the Eastern Correctional Facility, where he was incarcerated until March. This is the thing we know how to do, and we happen to do it here. Incarcerated men and women in New York State are admitted to the Bard Prison Initiative (BPI), one of the most rigorous co, Sebastian, Dyjuan and Tamara reflect on the difficult circumstances of their childhood, while the debate team prepares to, The debate union faces their rival across the river, West Point. 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. 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. GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. YOON: I would say that all my friends right now are my peers from the BPI program, and our network is really growing. And that moment when that letter came forever altered the trajectory of my life. Lacy Aaron Schmidt was just 14 when he murdered his ex-girlfriend, Alana Calahan, in Columbia County, Georgia. I just committed a bad act. TATRO: So I actually graduated with my BA after I was released from prison. Otherwise, you're not doing them any favors. I know it's not love after lockup but I couldn't really find a relevant sub. What was that time like for you? By Megan Heintz. 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. 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? YOON: There's this moment where you walk past his door, and all you see is curtains and officers waiting in, like, rows. DAVIES: Wow, that's really remarkable. We will hear Sebastian Yoon first and then we'll hear Dyjuan Tatro. And as I move forward in life and as I work to be a part of this social justice reform movement, I feel very passionate about it and excited that we are going to make progress. DAVIES: Wow. You got this education, and you're trying to help people now. By Jamil Smith College Behind Bars is a production of Skiff Mountain Films and is directed by Lynn Novick. So, you know, the - in the Greek, liberal arts education literally means education worthy of a free man. After returning home, BPI alumni become independent taxpaying citizens. And Max Kenner, who is the founder and executive director of the program, is welcoming the new students. Our technical director and engineer is Audrey Bentham. For 22 years he didnt have one. When Bard Prison Initiative Students Debated Harvard. 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. What I prize is the education and the knowledge that I received in the process of obtaining that degree. Ive got to say, this is the worst part of Sunnyside: its very competitive. In 1993, Mr. Hall, then 17, was involved in a gunfight in Brooklyn, when a bullet fired toward him killed his neighbor instead. DAVIES: Lynn Novick, congratulations on the documentary. Dyjuan Tatro and Sebastian Yoon are graduates of the Bard Prison Initiative. Let's listen. Creating educational opportunities in prison nationwide. I had to write that I swept and mopped floors. "College Behind Bars" airs tonight and tomorrow night on PBS stations. You know, one of the great things about being in BPI and one of the great things about this education happening in the educational space is that it really, really motivates people to be the best selves and to go on after this opportunity. Ill take care of the preliminaries, brush my teeth, get dressed, and I shoot straight to the Starbucks two blocks away. But I thought what just happened in the auditorium was also reality. And then this changed in the '90s when we had the crime bill, right? They have both been to prison. Your education in that space can be interrupted in all types of different ways at any time of day. 4/22/2019 College Behind Bars, an Emmy-nominated, four-part documentary about the transformative power of education. They worked with former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele, whose dossier was leaked and published. I mean, there's - it's in the prison auditorium - right? Director Lynn Novick and graduates Sebastian Yoon and Dyjuan Tatro talk about how the program changes lives. This is not me. 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. Get the latest news about BPI and our work. In August 2022, BPI joined colleagues across the field in issuing public comments in response to the Department of Educations proposed regulatory language. Your support helps make this possible. Men and women seek college degrees - and a chance at redemption - while incarcerated. Even after you graduate, as long as you are in a prison in which Bard Prison Initiative operates, you're allowed to take courses. 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? My colleagues are aware of different types of cuisine and restaurants and whenever we travel together for work or have a lunch together, theres this tendency to talk about food and wine. Creating educational opportunities in prison nationwide. And the Bard Prison Initiative has had 600 graduates be released over the last 20 years. You have to go back to your cell. The recent PBS series, " College Behind Bars ," chronicles Mr. Hall's eventual parole and release in 2015. You may change your parameters at any time using the link found at the bottom of every email. It took me six years to get from where I was to where Bard was. DAVIES: Dyjuan Tatro, what was your graduation experience like? Most had circumstances early in their life, which were really, really tough, heartbreaking in many cases. 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. DAVIES: Yeah. Of course, I recognize where this comes from: I wasnt around children for 22 years. Tell me how the experience compared with what you expected. BPI was proud to partner with College and Community Fellowships #TurnOnTheTapNY campaign to restore access to New Yorks state-level need-based student grants, the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) for incarcerated students. 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: 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. They appear in the PBS documentary "College Behind Bars," directed by Lynn Novick. And the Bard Prison Initiative, which was - began in 1999. James Wiley committed a heinous crime at 15 years of age. She spent four years in prisons taping material for the documentary, which is her solo directorial debut. Thats another thing I think is a spillover from prison: I saw the television as a space of conflict because people would argue over what to watch, so I stayed away from it. Also with us are Dyjuan Tatro and Sebastian Yoon, graduates of the program. Prison is not an easy place to get an education. And then, you know, you're approaching this search area, and you're in this liminal place. I don't think I heard anybody use that as an excuse for committing crimes, though. And then this changed in the . I'm Terry Gross. It's about a program in which professors of Bard College give college classes in six correctional institutions. The fifth annual BPI Public Health Fellowship Symposium featured the 2021 Public Health Fellows virtual presentations of their projects captured in the video above and the conversations linked below. Funding for College Behind Bars is provided by Bank of America; PBS; Ford Foundation / JustFilms; National Endowment for the Humanities; Meg & Tomas Bergstrand; Regina K. Scully; The Lise , Find standards-aligned teaching resources for. And, you know, one of the just greatest moments there is that when the BPI students were getting up to walk the stage, the president of the college, Leon Botstein, said - you know, he said these are some of our most distinguished and greatest students, and the whole student body stood and gave us a resounding round of applause. So, to savor this rich, hot drink in my hand is so fabulous with cinnamon, not too much sugar. Air date: Nov 25, 2019. I'm a son. You know, you forgot your book; you can't just go back and get your book. So within the prison context, you know, people know who the guys are in BPI, and they come to us for advice. U.S. I don't see myself as a person. You've just tried to add this show to My List. DAVIES: You know, I want to talk to you, Sebastian Yoon and Dyjuan Tatro, a bit about your lives. Yoon and Tatro earned college degrees taking rigorous courses taught by Bard College faculty in a maximum-security prison. These programs transform the negative impacts of criminal punishment and create radical inroads of access and opportunity to higher learning. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "COLLEGE BEHIND BARS"). You know, I would go in and do all the work in a day or two, and the expectations were really, really low. GROSS: Sebastian Yoon and Dyjuan Tatro earned bachelor's degrees from the Bard Prison Initiative. You are Korean American, right? Having myself attended college while incarcerated, I can attest to the importance of theReadMore, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 18, 2022 But one of the things that was also great - there are instances where the other prisoners would accommodate us, where they would say, you know, the Bard guys are working at this table; let's go over here and make noise, or, like, the Bard guys are in the room - in their rooms studying. YOON: Yeah. And you can learn grammar. And before the 1994 Clinton crime bill, there were college programs in almost every correctional facility in America. College Behind Bars (two hours) begins Monday at 9 p.m. with Parts 1 and 2 on WETA and MPT. He lives alone in an apartment in Sunnyside, Queens, which he chose for its proximity to the foundation, just across the East River. I remember telling my professor that, how can I complete an eight-page paper if I feel like I could complete it in only two? Incarcerated People Can Do More than Beat Harvard in a Debate. I mean, anybody who watches this film will think, gosh, I don't know if I could handle this stuff. But as we got to know the students, we began to understand the circumstances of their lives, which, as you say, were complicated, sometimes tragic, often involved exposure to violence and other tragic experiences. After the federal Pell ban in 1994, New York implemented a ban on TAP eligibility in 1995. We, you know, without quite realizing at the beginning, have ended up exploring this really deep question. College Behind Bars first premiered Nov. 25, 2019 on PBS and has since then become popular among Netflix audiences. After the 94 Crime Bill, state lawmakers followed the federal lead and rescinded state-level tuition assistance programs. I never saw a class where people weren't paying attention - not one - and we were in a lot of classes. I think that realization came to me when I sat down and began writing my first cover letter and my first resume. I just wanted acknowledgement and this feeling of power and security. DAVIES: You know, this is tough material in these classes. The Bard Prison Initiative Debate Union prepares for a debate against the University of Vermont in 2014. 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. NOVICK: Yes, indeed. You know, I'm a brother. I mean, you both entered prison as teenagers, right? Virtually none return to prison. 1. Leath on "Born Behind Bars" Those interviewed in the video say Leath truly cared about the babies and their mothers in the nursery. PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Check out more details below: And you can just see it. Were they all like that, Lynn? It's about a program in which professors of Bard College give college classes in six correctional institutions. By signing up for BPI emails, you are agreeing to receive news and updates from BPI. And also with us are Sebastian Yoon and Dyjuan Tatro, two formerly incarcerated graduates of the Bard Prison Initiative. What you see at the end is a testament to the power of education, and why it remains such a dangerous and underrated weapon against a racially and economically unjust status quo in this nation., The powerful new miniseries suggests we might find hope in the transformative effect of higher education., [A] nuanced look at education in the prison industrial complex., An important educational call to arms. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. Sebastian Yoon, your father was in the audience, right? By Tyler Kendall January 17, 2020 / 2:19 PM / CBS News Dameon Stackhouse was several years into his. Both are featured in the PBS documentary series College Behind Bars. College Behind Bars is an intimate look at the lives and experiences of a dozen BPI students and their families that confronts . For 26 years, BPI joined other advocates in championing the return of Pell eligibility for incarcerated students. I mean, I think, you know, having taught in the program myself, you walk into class, and the students are there. But I also look at the Manhattan skyline. I went on to work for Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney on his attorney general campaign here in New York. They've earned college degrees and are now employed. Your support helps make this possible. So we really take the opportunity that we had seriously and try to give back in real, tangible ways to the wider population. As a result, the number of college-in-prison programs in New York fell from over 70 to 4. You may change your parameters at any time using the link found at the bottom of every email. He started his college education behind bars. There are counts. Once enrolled, BPI students engage with the college full-time, embarking on a course of study that is ambitious and matches the breadth and intensity of any undergraduate learning experience. Get the latest news about BPI and our work. DAVIES: This is FRESH AIR, and we're discussing the new four-part PBS documentary "College Behind Bars." I have watched them leave prison and have to struggle in ways that I have not because I have had the privilege of a college education. 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. So I pedal pretty forcefully to get a workout. DAVIES: And the crime that got you in was that you shot someone in retaliation for an attack on you and your sister, right? You know, I am originally from Albany, N.Y. Confronted with the inhuman monotony of life behind bars, Mr. Hall became a serious student, ultimately gaining admission to the Bard Prison Initiative, a competitive, full-time degree program run by Bard College. And then upon entering prison, I felt the same otherness that I felt while I was in middle and high school. Everyone that we got to know well took full responsibility for what happened and explained the context in which it happened and how they are reckoning with it today. I was a lonely kid. DAVIES: And that's Dyjuan Tatro and Sebastian Yoon from the PBS documentary "College Behind Bars," which premieres tonight on PBS. WebCollege Behind Bars, which airs on PBS Monday and Tuesday night, offers TV audiences a rare window into the U.S. correctional system. YOON: Sometimes, it takes 40 minutes. You know, he likes to tell me, you know, many people, when they get pushed down to their hands and knees, the easiest thing for them to do is just lay down. It is a marvelous new film by @KenBurns, @LynnNovick, and @sbotstein! When we come home now, we often help each other get jobs. But in reality, out here, the degrees matter. Did you feel yourself changing as you moved through these courses? Like, that's who I am. TATRO: Sure. 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