The Power Of Education: Inmates Pursue Degrees Behind Bars In Kent County

Weba new pbs documentary series called college behind bars spent four years following student inmates pursuing an education through bpi.

The program is run by bard college.

Webwith the promise of higher education, incarcerated people are working to change their lives on the inside.

Incarcerated people earn pennies per hour for the work they do in prison.

Webstudies show that prisoners who get access to education behind bars are far less likely to return to prison, are are more likely to land a job once they're released.

Webstudents in prison can free their minds through education even while behind bars, but because 95% of inmates will one day return to their communities.

Of california's 34 state prisons, eight offer bachelor.

Webthe reinstatement provides a significant funding stream for college in prison programs.

Webaccess to the pell grants that put higher education in reach for people in prison must stay a key implementation priority for the u. s.