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Part 1: 'No One Ever Taught Me Any of That.'

Part 1: 'No One Ever Taught Me Any of That.'

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Part 2: 'I'm Trying to Get Home to My Family, Too.'

Part 2: 'I'm Trying to Get Home to My Family, Too.'

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Part 3: 'Every Single Word Matters'

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Part 4: 'Home is a Work in Progress'

Part 4: 'Home is a Work in Progress'

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College Behind Bars

Bard Prison Initiative Debate Team

The Bard Prison Initiative Debate Union prepares for a debate against the University of Vermont in 2014.

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Season 1 Episode 4

Part 4: 'Home is a Work in Progress'

As graduation nears, students grapple with the past and some face the realities of release

Part 3: 'Every Single Word Matters'

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The debate team faces rival West Point, and the students’ senior projects get underway.

Part 2: 'I'm Trying to Get Home to My Family, Too.'

Part 2: 'I'm Trying to Get Home to My Family, Too.'

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Learn more about the students' personal stories and the challenges of college in prison.

Part 1: 'No One Ever Taught Me Any of That.'

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Meet the incarcerated students enrolled in one of America's most rigorous college programs