College Behind Bars (2019)

Name: College Behind Bars
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 8.3

Documentary

Explore the transformative power of education through the eyes of a dozen incarcerated men and women trying to earn college degrees – and a chance at new beginnings – from one of the country’s most rigorous prison education programs.

IMDb rating: 8.3 (325 votes)
Episode average: 7.7 -0.6 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (2019)

7.68 avg 4 episodes 7.8 → 7.8 58 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	No One Ever Taught Me Any of That	7.8	19
2	I'm Trying to Get Home to My Family, Too	7.6	18
3	Every Single Word Matters	7.5	17
4	Home is a Work in Progress	7.8	19