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IE22: Donnell Hughes. Bard Prison Initative. A Second Chance.
Category: Education
Duration: 01:03:20
Publish Date: 2014-10-06 20:26:55
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BARD BPI GRADUATION

What do you take for granted?  What is the value of education?  What role does liberal arts play in our civilization?  If you were given a clean slate in life, a second chance, how might you live differently? 

Our guest today has lived through a life of hell.  Incarcerated when 17 and having spent 20 years in prison for 1st degree manslaughter and dealing drugs, his life took a dramatic change in course when given the opportunity to study and earn college credits while serving his sentence.  Having earned a scholarship to study under Bard Prison Initiative (BPI), he was able to study and with each class and book consumed, the opportunity to pursue his dreams became a reality. 

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