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College Behind Bars

2019 · TV Series · TV-14 · 60 min · ★ 6.5

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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.

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Streaming on PBS Documentaries.

4 hours to watch · 4 episodes.

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Details
Years
2019
Release date
2019-11-25
Network
PBS, Netflix
Language
English
Rated
TV-14
Runtime
60 min
TMDB rating
6.5/10 (6 votes)

Themes

  • prison
  • college
  • inmate
  • social documentary
  • brad prison initiative
  • learning

Cast & crew

Directed by Lynn Novick

Episodes1 season · 4 episodes

Season 14 episodes
  • S1E1Part 1: 'No One Ever Taught Me Any of That.'60m
    Amazon Prime Video
  • S1E2Part 2: 'I'm Trying to Get Home to My Family, Too.'60m
    Amazon Prime Video
  • S1E3Part 3: 'Every Single Word Matters'60m
    Amazon Prime Video
  • S1E4Part 4: ' Home is a Work in Progress'60m
    Amazon Prime Video