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Bard Prison Initiative • 05/09/2024 Policy Press Release: Bard Prison Initiative Receives $4.5M in Congressionally Directed Funding

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ANNANDALE-ON-HUSON, NY — Bard Prison Initiative (BPI) today announced that the organization is receiving $4.5 million in congressionally direct funding to help deepen Bard’s college-in-prison work across 7 New York State prisons as well its reentry and alumni programs throughout the state. The funding was secured by Senate Majority Leader ...

Bard College, New York: Reentry Coordinator, Bard Prison Initiative. Hannah White is the Reentry Program Coordinator for the Bard Prison Initiative. She began working for BPI in 2022, after finishing her Master’s of Public Administration degree at Auburn University.

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The debate team at the Bard Prison Initiative, which offers free college in New York prisons, made international news when it beat Harvard four years ago. Here is a first glimpse of the competition, from a new PBS documentary, “College Behind Bars.”

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Explore 'College Behind Bars,' the acclaimed documentary showcasing the transformative power of education through the lives of Bard Prison Initiative (BPI) students.