Making Sense with Sam Harris

#176 — Knowledge & Redemption

Nov 23, 2019

Lynn Novick, an Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker, and Jewel Hall, a Bard Prison Initiative graduate now working at the Ford Foundation, discuss the transformative power of education in prisons. They delve into Novick's film

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Jewel Hall

Lynn Novick

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Episode notes

Intro

6min

Transformative Education Behind Bars

4min

The Crisis of Incarceration and the Power of Education

2min

Redemption Through Education in Prisons

27min

Transformative Education in Prisons

20min

Initiatives for Educational Reform and Redemption

3min

Gratitude and Community Impact

2min

Sam Harris speaks with Lynn Novick about her four-part documentary "College Behind Bars." The film follows the progress of students in the Bard Prison Initiative (BPI) as they pursue their undergraduate degrees. Sam and Lynn are joined by Jule Hall, a BPI graduate who served a 22-year sentence and is now working for the Ford Foundation.

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