"College Behind Bars"
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"College Behind Bars" is a documentary series that follows incarcerated students in the Bard Prison Initiative as they pursue rigorous college degrees while serving time in prison.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| "College Behind Bars" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: "College Behind Bars" Context triple: [Bard Prison Initiative, documentarySubjectOf, "College Behind Bars"]
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A.
Behind Bars
Behind Bars is a 1994 hip-hop album by British-American rapper Slick Rick, recorded largely during his incarceration and noted for its storytelling and reflective tone.
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B.
Prison Playbook
Prison Playbook is a South Korean black comedy–drama television series that follows a star baseball pitcher’s life behind bars and the stories of inmates and staff in a prison.
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C.
Book of Prison
Book of Prison is the English rendering of the title of the Persian work "Zindan-Nama," a literary text traditionally associated with themes of imprisonment and confinement.
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D.
Prison Play
"Prison Play" is a comedy track from Richard Pryor’s influential stand-up album "…Is It Something I Said?" that showcases his sharp, observational humor about the prison experience.
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E.
Dari Penjara ke Penjara
Dari Penjara ke Penjara is an autobiographical work by Indonesian revolutionary Tan Malaka that chronicles his political struggles, imprisonments, and exile during the colonial and early independence periods.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "College Behind Bars" Target entity description: "College Behind Bars" is a documentary series that follows incarcerated students in the Bard Prison Initiative as they pursue rigorous college degrees while serving time in prison.
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A.
Behind Bars
Behind Bars is a 1994 hip-hop album by British-American rapper Slick Rick, recorded largely during his incarceration and noted for its storytelling and reflective tone.
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B.
Prison Playbook
Prison Playbook is a South Korean black comedy–drama television series that follows a star baseball pitcher’s life behind bars and the stories of inmates and staff in a prison.
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C.
Book of Prison
Book of Prison is the English rendering of the title of the Persian work "Zindan-Nama," a literary text traditionally associated with themes of imprisonment and confinement.
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D.
Prison Play
"Prison Play" is a comedy track from Richard Pryor’s influential stand-up album "…Is It Something I Said?" that showcases his sharp, observational humor about the prison experience.
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E.
Dari Penjara ke Penjara
Dari Penjara ke Penjara is an autobiographical work by Indonesian revolutionary Tan Malaka that chronicles his political struggles, imprisonments, and exile during the colonial and early independence periods.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American documentary series
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documentary television series ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Lynn Novick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| depicts | rigorous liberal arts college curriculum in prison ⓘ |
| director | Lynn Novick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | PBS Distribution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Ken Burns
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lynn Novick NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah Botstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresInstitution | Bard College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn | incarcerated students pursuing college degrees ⓘ |
| follows | students in the Bard Prison Initiative ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary
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educational television ⓘ prison documentary ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
streaming video
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television miniseries ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Bard Prison Initiative faculty
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incarcerated students in New York State ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Bard Prison Initiative
NERFINISHED
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mass incarceration in the United States ⓘ prison education ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaboration between Lynn Novick and Ken Burns
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in-depth portrayal of college-in-prison programs ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 1 ⓘ |
| originalChannel | PBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | PBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalReleaseEndDate | 2019-11-26 ⓘ |
| originalReleaseStartDate | 2019-11-25 ⓘ |
| portrays | students earning associate and bachelor’s degrees ⓘ |
| producer | Sarah Botstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Florentine Films
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Skiff Mountain Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releasePlatform |
PBS broadcast
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PBS streaming platforms ⓘ |
| runningTimePerEpisode | approximately 60 minutes ⓘ |
| setting | New York State prisons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
access to higher education
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criminal justice reform ⓘ humanization of incarcerated people ⓘ rehabilitation through education ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | approximately four years of students’ lives ⓘ |
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Subject: "College Behind Bars" Description of subject: "College Behind Bars" is a documentary series that follows incarcerated students in the Bard Prison Initiative as they pursue rigorous college degrees while serving time in prison.
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