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College Behind Bars
Part 2: 'I'm Trying to Get Home to My Family, Too.'
Season 1
Episode 2
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.
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As graduation nears, students grapple with the past and some face the realities of release
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The debate team faces rival West Point, and the students’ senior projects get underway.
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Meet the incarcerated students enrolled in one of America's most rigorous college programs