College Behind Bars

College Behind Bars

An uplifting and humbling docuseries

8.0

TV Show

English
Documentary
2020

The take

This documentary from Ken Burns is a selection of stories from prisoners enrolled in a competitive college program. Many of the prisoners are in maximum-security facilities, some for serious crimes.

Seeing their difficult imprisonment conditions, the struggles they come from, and yet their incredible determination to excel in their education - it’s all such a humbling and emotional affair.

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