Today, BPI enrolls over 300 incarcerated students full-time in programs that culminate in degrees from Bard College; it offers extensive support for its alumni in and around New York City; and, it has developed the BPI Summer Residency, an intensive, experiential, and hands-on series of workshops on the nuts and bolts of college-in-prison for new and emerging practitioners led by BPI staff and alumni. DAVIES: Dyjuan Tatro, what was your graduation experience like? I don't think I heard anybody use that as an excuse for committing crimes, though. Ill take care of the preliminaries, brush my teeth, get dressed, and I shoot straight to the Starbucks two blocks away. This July we saw a major legislative victory in New York, spearheaded by BPI alumni. DAVIES: There was a time when higher education in correctional facilities was pretty common. And also with us are Sebastian Yoon and Dyjuan Tatro, two formerly incarcerated graduates of the Bard Prison Initiative. This is a full-time and long-term and total commitment. Starbucks is a place where people dont notice each other; theyre more focused on their computer or their phone. Sebastian Yoon, tell us a little about yourself. Watch the full film and explore classroom-ready resources and activities. Copyright 2019 NPR. But the Allens still have mixed feelings about free degrees for inmates. I had to write that I swept and mopped floors. And this is a moment from the film after the graduation ceremony, which we just saw, where I guess, Sebastian, you got your degree and, Dyjuan, you were attending but you're reflecting on what it's like to finish this joyous event and then leave the prison auditorium and then return to the housing unit where you will be rudely searched and then go back to your cells. YOON: Oh, yeah, without a doubt. This is not me. PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. 56 views, 2 likes, 3 loves, 4 comments, 0 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from New&Living Way Gospel Temple: Sunday service 80% are BIPOC. Because when people ask that question or that question's being asked, that's usually the implicit assumption, that they are only capable of this level of education. We need to be preparing people in prison for the 21st century, and I think there's no better way to do that than giving them a liberal arts education. In four years of study they become accomplished scholars, shatter stereotypes, reckon with their pasts, and prepare to return to society. And, you know, what we hope is that through these - their very courageous and generous sharing of their stories, we can all have a different kind of conversation than we have had about who is in prison, why people are incarcerated, what our criminal justice system does and doesn't do to - it's supposed to be helping people to prepare to come back to society and become productive citizens. Our guests are Lynn Novick, who directed the documentary, and Dyjuan Tatro and Sebastian Yoon, two graduates of the program. 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? document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. In spring 2021 the NYS legislature passed the bill, and it was signed into law in July 2021. People were invested in this. But I needed that degree in order to get my first interview, and then I went to four more interviews after that where I was able to prove myself through speech. As you will see in the film, there's tremendous potential among incarcerated people. YOON: Sometimes, it takes 40 minutes. That's how I got my job at Open Society Foundations. Please consider giving a gift to support BPIs groundbreaking work to redefine college access in America and to counter the harm of mass incarceration. I'm not going to wear that. Otherwise, you're not doing them any favors. And that moment when that letter came forever altered the trajectory of my life. In 1994, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act made people in prison ineligible for Pell Grants. And one day, we went to a karaoke bar, and a fight erupted, and somebody ended up losing his life. So it totally enthralled me and motivated me to go after this education with pure zeal. 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. The recent PBS series, "College Behind Bars," chronicles Mr. Hall's eventual parole and release in 2015. I mean, both - from the documentary, it seems that both of you had supportive families. 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. DAVIES: And the crime that got you in was that you shot someone in retaliation for an attack on you and your sister, right? How much noise is there, and does that make it hard to read, Dyjuan? All rights reserved. TATRO: And, you know, I'll just add that we have been - we have done screenings in prisons from California to Massachusetts. The journey to bring "College Behind Bars" started in 2012, when Novick and producer Sarah Botstein were invited to give a lecture for BPI students. 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. And because the coffees so bad, we overcompensate with sugar or creamer. But I thought what just happened in the auditorium was also reality. The College: Comprehensive Academic Engagement. I had to understand the idea of hubris, and I had to understand the idea of tragedy, and I had to understand these concepts. I mean, Dyjuan, I think you had a brother who had been - a younger brother who'd struggled and had been incarcerated at some point. Like, that's who I am. You are Korean American, right? Since its first cohort in 2001, BPI students have earned over 52,000 credits and more than 550 Bard College degrees. And I am the most proud father in the world. Director Lynn Novick and graduates Sebastian Yoon and Dyjuan Tatro talk about how the program changes lives. Now he wants to help kids avoid prison. So you have this problem where you have to try to juggle these two realities, one of which is so beautiful and one of which is so dark and disgusting where you have to reveal your body and your orifices. 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. And then this changed in the . Adult learners are, you know, much more mature and have life experience. Both of you went into prison as teenagers and came out as young men. When Bard Prison Initiative Students Debated Harvard. After graduation, there were like, 30, on each side of the shower room just waiting for you. Mr. Hall is the first formerly incarcerated person to be hired full-time by the Ford. We will hear Sebastian Yoon first and then we'll hear Dyjuan Tatro. I'm Terry Gross. What kind of courses are taught? rush medical college leadership; college behind bars where are they now. PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Adjust the colors to reduce glare and give your eyes a break. 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. By Megan Heintz. 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. 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. I grew up in a single-parent household, the child of a disabled mother. In one of our most power episodes ever, BPIs founder Max Kenner and recent graduate Sebastian Yoon join Adam this week to discuss howReadMore, One graduate, featured in a new PBS documentary, shares the ups and downs of earning a degree behind bars. Novick is a Peabody Award-winning filmmaker and longtime collaborator of Ken Burns. You may change your parameters at any time using the link found at the bottom of every email. They work in business, the arts, and media; they attend graduate school; they have careers in human services. GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. Incarcerated men and women are admitted to the Bard Prison Initiative, a rigorous college program, where some make great strides while others . So it's just - it's really an open question. Could you talk just a little bit about the process? "College Behind Bars" follows students in the Bard Prison Initiative, a privately funded college program that began in 2001 in New York state prisons. I'm Terry Gross. You don't have the Internet. I recently binged born behind bars on A&E and was looking for any kind of update on these mamas/babies. And one of the reasons that we had to focus so hard and have that - the discipline that we had in this program is so that we could focus on the work and get the work done in a place where there's a lot of stress, pressure and distractions. DAVIES: You know, this is tough material in these classes. I'm an uncle. Rodney, Sebastian and Giovannie embark on yearlong senior, The debate union faces Harvard. it is the only time that they can trust they . I had to show my passion. They love the Bard Prison Initiative. Were they all like that, Lynn? While I have little tastes for things, I dont make an elaborate breakfast. BPI was founded in 1999, in the wake of the decimation of college-in-prison. Your education in that space can be interrupted in all types of different ways at any time of day. Get the latest news about BPI and our work. After returning home, BPI alumni become independent taxpaying citizens. I realized that all my experiences and my skills were related to prison work. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "COLLEGE BEHIND BARS"). College Behind Bars remains - especially in the first episode - admirably focused on the practicalities of prison life and prison programmes. 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. As they begin their studies at Eastern and Taconic Correctional facilities, they discover that they will be held to the same high standards as Bard College students on the main campus in Annandale-on-Hudson. The PBSand Emmy-nominated documentary "College Behind Bars" seeks to showcase the students of BPI as well as the need for more prison college programs throughout the country. I'm Terry Gross. DAVIES: And that's Dyjuan Tatro and Sebastian Yoon from the PBS documentary "College Behind Bars," which premieres tonight on PBS. DAVIES: You know, it's interesting, Lynn Novick. What was that time like for you? I sit in there for about 30 minutes with my phone on the side playing music. Bad Boys bakery was a social enterprise set up in HM Prison Brixton, in the UK. And I just want to - after the euphoria of graduation, I mean, you certainly - you know, you had this terrific asset, this college degree that a lot of ex-offenders don't. My family took care of me for 12 years while I was in prison, and now I'm in a position in life where I can support and be there for them. And they understand that research shows inmates who earn masters degrees behind bars have a 0% recidivism rate. Thank you so much for speaking with us. Become a BPI supporter today and join a passionate community that believes in the power of education. It adds stability. Dyjuan, you want to share something? TATRO: No. And I think the answer is no. Hold on. I was - I had to show them that I was smart enough to be part of this group. Tune in for an unparalleled look inside @BPIBard, one of the most rigorous & challenging #CollegeInPrison programs. I was a very precocious child. As a result, the number of college-in-prison programs in New York. So you can be in class midway, and if the bell rings because the count was off or if there's a security problem, then you have to go back to your cells. DAVIES: Tell us a little bit about the work you're doing. Few completed high school; most earned their GED in prison. DAVIES: Yeah. 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. They spoke with FRESH AIR's Dave Davies. And what the film shows and the work at BPI shows is that that cannot be more untrue. TATRO: You know, I think that we want to have as many opportunities open to people in prison as possible. And I was bullied a lot. College Behind Bars was filmed over four years at two different prisons by Novick and producer Sarah Botstein, allowing the show to follow what happens to students in BPI: some transform,. ALBANY,ReadMore, Tags: CCF, College in Prison, Press Release, TAP, Turn on the Tap, In this episode, listen to an in-depth conversation with Max Kenner '01, alumnus Dyjuan Tatro '18, and Vivian Nixon, Executive Director of College & Community Fellowship who discuss the impact of federal Pell Grant restoration; what's next for TAP restoration in New York; theReadMore, The Appeal featured several segments about BPI in two Justice in America podcast episodes, as well as an op-ed. (SOUNDBITE OF ROBBEN FORD AND BILL EVANS' "PIXIES"). This is five times a day, right? She spent four years in prisons taping material for the documentary, which is her solo directorial debut. And then upon entering prison, I felt the same otherness that I felt while I was in middle and high school. How can we have justice without redemption? TATRO: Having a liberal arts education has made me a much deeper thinker. When you watch College Behind Bars, which began last night on PBS and concludes tonight, or anyReadMore. To learn more about the restoration of TAP, read Jessica Neptunes the Director of National Engagement blog post here & Executive Director, Max Kenners, letter to our supporters here. DAVIES: And have you both stayed in touch with folks you knew from the program and helped - people you helped? Become a BPI supporter today and join a passionate community that believes in the power of education. And it's just really, really - has been so emotional for me to see their reaction and have their support through all this and be able to share so much positivity with them after having gone through so much darkness in life. . By signing up for BPI emails, you are agreeing to receive news and updates from BPI. My father was in Vietnam, came home drug-addicted and has never really recovered from that. We, you know, without quite realizing at the beginning, have ended up exploring this really deep question. YOON: And part of that crime bill, Dave, was comprised - allocating $10 billion to build more prisons, and $10 billion at the time was enough to pay for higher education in prisons for more than 200 years. Parts 3 and 4 air Tuesday. A new PBS documentary series tells the story of one program that's offering a rigorous liberal arts education inside maximum security prisons with encouraging results. DAVIES: And from the graduation ceremony of the Bard Prison Initiative. It's always a seminar style. Helping prisoners go to college helps New York, Press Release: TURN ON THE TAP NY PRAISES GOVERNOR HOCHUL FOR INCLUDING TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR INCARCERATED NEW YORKERS IN BUDGET, WBAIs On the Count The Prison And Criminal Justice Report, BPI and College Behind Bars in The Appeal, College Behind Bars with Max Kenner and Sebastian Yoon. college behind bars where are they now. And when we leave this room tonight, there is now something that can be taken away from you that's completely different than when you walked in. By Tyler Kendall January 17, 2020 / 2:19 PM / CBS News Dameon Stackhouse was several years into his. A groundbreaking exploration of incarceration, injustice, race in America, and the transformative power of education. College Behind Bars is the inspiring, emotional, and deeply human story of men and women struggling to earn college degrees while in prison for serious crimes. YOON: Yeah. Rodney has been incarcerated for 17 years and is currently incarcerated at Fishkill. Get the latest news about BPI and our work. I go to bed around 9 or 10. They come to us for essay-writing classes and math tutoring so that they can prepare to get into the program themselves. And then you address your father directly. DAVIES: It's to literally count to ensure that every inmate is is accounted for. A new PBS documentary series follows prisoners who earn college degrees while serving time. Sebastian Yoon, how long after your graduation did you have to serve before you got - were released? Teaching resources for And I think it bred for me empathy, which is something that I didn't have a lot of when I was a teenager. 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. While Rodney and Sebastian complete their 100-page senior projects and present them to fac, Men and women in prison for serious crimes try to earn college degrees in this groundbreaking story of incarceration, inju, When incarcerated students from the Bard Prison Initiative (BPI) Debate Union beat a team from Harvard, their victory made. Neither had been in a maximum security . college behind bars where are they now. And I just wonder if you could reflect a bit on how it might have changed you - Dyjuan. YOON: Two more years after my bachelor's degree in 2017. More than 2 million Americans are incarcerated today, and many are looking for alternatives to prison and ways to help offenders rebuild their lives. Men and women earn college degrees - and a chance at new beginnings - while incarcerated. Faculty are going to be evaluating what you do as a student, exclusively. Novick directed the four-part documentary "College Behind Bars," which airs tonight and tomorrow night on PBS stations. My mother left me and my siblings when I was 5, so my dad raised us three - my older brother and my sister - by himself. I mean, you both entered prison as teenagers, right? Its always with me, said Mr. Hall, 44, of prison. (SOUNDBITE OF STEFON HARRIS AND BLACKOUT'S "DAT DERE"). WASHER WARS After that, I will follow that bike lane back home and do my laundry. A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE Once I put something in my stomach, I bike ride. And I always remember, no, no, no. Skiff Mountain Films 2019 | info@skiffmountainfilms.com And it helped me understand my place in the world and activated me as a civically minded person. - with, you know, caps and gowns and photos and parents in the audience. The Residency leads to an ongoing community of practice that builds on over a decade of cultivating a nationwide network of leading universities and colleges in the field, through the Consortium for the Liberal Arts in Prison. Are they right about that, Dyjuan? The subjects and filmmakers reveal how the power of education changes lives. I have to really compete with mostly older women to get my clothing washed. Ill get up and just sit in silence in my apartment. When that door closes, you're at Bard College. "College Behind Bars" airs tonight and tomorrow night on PBS stations. They have both been to prison. I mean, I think there are a lot of powerful stories in these documentaries of these students. WebCollege Behind Bars, which airs on PBS Monday and Tuesday night, offers TV audiences a rare window into the U.S. correctional system. And then I saw that it worked. So I was charged at the age of 16 for manslaughter in the first degree, and I was sentenced to 15 years. I mean, it's a wide range of liberal arts curriculums. They have the bike path right on the corner that leads all the way to the East River. Sebastian Yoon, your father was in the audience, right? Air date: Nov 25, 2019. By signing up for BPI emails, you are agreeing to receive news and updates from BPI. I hope you'll join us. DAVIES: Dyjuan Tatro, what was it like for you? If this kind of opportunity were widely available and the sort of foundational skills made possible, a lot more people could take advantage of it. For 26 years, BPI joined other advocates in championing the return of Pell eligibility for incarcerated students. All Rights Reserved. College Behind Bars is a production of Skiff Mountain Films, in association with Florentine Films and WETA-TV. DAVIES: Right. I have two brothers - one older, one younger. DAVIES: Lynn Novick, give us the basics of the program. And, you know, we came to feel that it was important for them to - and they also felt it was important for them to explain themselves, how they see themselves, where they've been, where they are, through the lens of the education that they've been getting and their perspectives that have shifted over time. Simpson and Fritsch have a new book called "Crime In Progress." Ill fix me a scrambled egg with a cinnamon raisin bagel in my toaster. But the problem is that there can - bells can ring off in prison at any time. YOON: So I believe that, you know, the degree is just a piece of paper, and I think there's too much significance tied to the degree. DAVIES: And if you're in class when it's time for a count, what happens? 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. College Behind Bars is perhaps one of the best documentaries that Ive seen about criminal justice in the past 5 years. College Behind Bars is the inspiring, emotional, deeply human story of men and women struggling to earn college degrees while in prison for serious crimes. And I never had really thought about going to college until, all of a sudden, there was this thing that I heard about in prison called the Bard Prison Initiative. With Botstein onboard as a producer, Novick set out to direct what became the four-part PBS docuseries "College Behind Bars." Executive produced by Burns, the documentary examines mass. And then I came to crave it more and more. It raises questions we urgently need to address: What is prison for? I just wanted acknowledgement and this feeling of power and security. At BPI, we are committed to investing in people, reinventing institutions and making genuine education more accessible. But first, we need you to sign in to PBS using one of the services below. It is a marvelous new film by @KenBurns, @LynnNovick, and @sbotstein! I wish you continued success. YOON: Well, classes usually happen in between counts. They were doing advanced mathematics, math without numbers on the board. So we really take the opportunity that we had seriously and try to give back in real, tangible ways to the wider population. Having myself attended college while incarcerated, I can attest to the importance of theReadMore, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 18, 2022 And then this changed in the '90s when we had the crime bill, right? 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. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. And, you know, spending time in the classrooms - as Sarah Botstein, the producer, and I did - I kept thinking, I wish I could go back to college and have this experience because it is - the classes are small. And what were the circumstances that that landed you in this prison? 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. Im trying to act younger than my age, so I sometimes listen to trap music. DAVIES: We're talking about the new PBS documentary "College Behind Bars" with Lynn Novick, the director, and with Sebastian Yoon and Dyjuan Tatro, two formerly incarcerated graduates of the Bard Prison Initiative. So, you know, the - in the Greek, liberal arts education literally means education worthy of a free man. Colleges or universities partnering in the Consortium. You may change your parameters at any time using the link found at the bottom of every email. TATRO: So I actually graduated with my BA after I was released from prison. And I wondered - I couldn't help but wonder when I went - when I submitted this application, would they see this and give me a chance for an interview had I not been able to write that I received a Bard bachelor's degree? 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. He worked 11-hour shifts, so he was mostly at work. U.S. So it has a ripple effect even beyond people applying to just - you know, the facilities where there is higher education have less incidence of violence and disruption and things like that. But I'm wondering, was there a point at which it just seemed hard to adjust? College-in-prison, which had been common in prisons across the country, collapsed. 27 2023 . 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