In New York, where BPI operates,42.6% of state prisoners released in 2012 returned to prison in the following three years, the state reported. For now, the roughly 300students taking classes free of charge at the elite collegeare the exception. I submitted my resignation today.. Everyone has a diet. But my job is saving lives now. The crime is what you did. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. But, of course, Ill run a background check on you. At BPI, we are committed to investing in people, reinventing institutions and making genuine education more accessible. So thats my work, finding the foundation that remains. The small, seminar-style classes filled with engaged, articulate students could be those of any elite liberal arts college if not for the green jumpsuits. It reminds me of when I was in group therapy, years ago, and I strongly disliked another member of the group. Shawnta Montgomery had suffered what police described as "an accidental fall down the stairs." The second call to the house came Friday around 9:10 a.m., when Nassau police responded to a 911 call . Holding out his right arm, he might say, This is the arm that Liz Taylor cried on at the opening night of Dick Burtons Hamlet in 1964, and then avow, The mistake you make is thinking that theyre ever honest about crime numbers. Could I work with her? If I wait for the world to . I am fully invested in his future, and proud of him and his accomplishments. "After that one experience in the classroom, we walked out and just felt like,'Oh my gosh, this is something everybody needs to know is happening,' " Novick said. Youll lean! College Behind Bars will premiere nationwide on PBS on November 25 and 26, 2019. Clarksville Now Contributed Magicians Jeff and Kimberly Bornstein will bring their magic show to the Roxy Regional Theatre on February 14. The right answer is Clintonesque: I try too hard to get it right.) A young man who wants to be a restaurant cook is guided through an interview in which it becomes apparent that he doesnt know much about cooking. For real? Thanks for contacting us. Shawnta Montgomery Pictures . The documentary provides a fascinating window into the initiatives prison classrooms: Classic Greek literature, Shakespeare, history, writing seminars, Chinese. That is because of the determination of formerly-incarcerated advocates and leaders across the country. But applicants are screened for current risk of violence, not a history of violence. I keep telling him thatyou just have to accept that, wherever you go, there will be friction between you and the people you work with, and you have to work through it. There may be a bottom below the bottom youve hit already! Her age is 73. One student, Rodney Spivey-Jones, nearly loses everything when a guard takes exception to the language used in one of his short stories and deems it a punishable offence. Get started U.S. Public Records Index. Canvass Director at JustLeadershipUSA and the Lead National Organizer for Beyond the Box Initiative. To every one of you tonight who contributed to this program, either through your time and commitment or through private donations, thank you. He and Rothenberg drove together from Rothenbergs apartment in the Village up to 140th Street. Join Facebook to connect with Shawnta Montgomery and others you may know. Current Address: WQPU Spring Valley Rd, Montgomery, AL. We become civic beings, says Woon. Film subjects and crew speak on stage at the special screening of COLLEGE BEHIND BARS at The Apollo Theater on November 12, 2019 in New York City. Montgomery said. Like anyone who is naturally good at something, Sam Rivera got to be naturally good at his work by thinking constantly about his performance and being acutely aware of what he is doing as he does it. He used to come to Fortune.. Sam watches the simple things that improve the outlook, improve the humanity. HiltonN.Webb, Jr., another long-term resident, sixtyish and intensely serious, who is studying for a masters degree in social work, and writing a memoir titled Dancing in the Midst of Nothing, said, Whatever Sam says is going to happen, its going to happen. "Do you want the guy that got educationinside and is likely to get a job? Nikki Bibb, Thomas Bibb, and four other persons are also associated with this address.The phone number for her is (334) 356-1964 (Knology of Alabama, Inc). Now its Angelas turn., As with anyone who has left an organization to which he was devoted, Rivera became more aware of Fortunes flaws and fissures in retrospect. That it was a little thing didnt mean he thought it was nothing., The residents recognized the difficulty of Riveras role. (If you call someones bullshit poetry, they wont be that offended, even if youre telling them you dont want to hear it.) On this evening, for instance, someone used a formula familiar from twelve-step programs: You have to hit bottom before you can come back up. This sentiment went around the room with echoing fervor. Im a big man, and I can look intimidating. He crossed his arms and looked out at an imagined audience. For formerly incarcerated individuals, educational expertsand advocates, its about time. Rivera told them that he was leaving to become the executive director of a harm reduction group, an organization that promotes health among drug addicts and sex workers, providing condoms, clean syringes, training in overdose reversal, and the like. Heartfelt testimonies from current and past participants abound about the internal transformations wrought. Detective Lt. John Azzata said Montgomery is 7months pregnant. Youre bunked with someone and you know youre getting robbed, he said. Everyone backslides or has a bad day. The New Yorker may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. Several residents contracted COVID-19, and the decision was made to stop accepting new residentsa painful departure from long-standing Fortune Society practiceand to shelter the entire population in place, with the positive cases self-quarantining. That is because of the determination of formerly-incarcerated advocates and leaders across the country. With self-confidence comes motivation, an eagerness to want more for yourself, your family, and an opportunity to be more than you thought you were capable of, thus leaving strong potential to set an example for the next generation and end the cycle of incarceration. It brings the same academic rigour, standards and expectation of commitment and engagement to its imprisoned students as it does to the rest. One Thursday, Shawnta Montgomery, who loves to tease Rivera for his sincerity and self-seriousness, was on the right, too, closer up. This high standard of education BPI is taught at the same level as Bard College, theliberal arts school in New Yorkis crucial to Hall's hope of Pell Grant expansion. All of us, of course, have to learn to navigate the waters of such interviews by telling the truth while putting the best face on previous failures. (You get in the good habit of bullshitting white people, Rivera remarked later. Being on the debate stage against Harvard was unforgettable. Sister of Rodney Spivey-Jones. We have some of the people with the worst records in New York City coming for active services, but no metal detectors. Its something Ive been thinking about for a long time. Nassau County police said Monday that Shawnta Montgomery of Roosevelt was arrested after an autopsy revealed that her daughter, Dishawna, died Friday from a lacerated liver. These happen often because there are many rules, and because immersing yourself in The Oresteia does not automatically or immediately make you a model prisoner. As a formerly incarcerated woman who has been working at this for nearly twenty years, I can tell you: could not arrive a better time. After a brief, golden period of consensus that equipping prisoners with skills and knowledge was a good, practical and moral use of taxpayer dollars, the issue had become a political lightning rod. In organizations, you have to be careful not to take a political standbut this isnt political. And, of course, I did.. We've received your submission. The four-part series follows men and women incarcerated in maximum and medium security prisons across New York state over the span of four years, as they attempt to gain college degrees through the Bard Prison Initiative (BPI), one of the most rigorous prison education programs in the U.S. BPI operates out of six New York State prisons. "Look what it does for people, look at the doors that are open, look at recidivism ratesyou see the transformation.". I remember when I was having problems with my roommate and I had to move to a single room. Then on Thursday you go over to Moms and she makes fried chicken, and how can you say no? For those who couldnt attend in person, watch the trailer and read the remarks below. And now I totally respect it, because there are elements in my life right now that I wish I didnt understand. Rivera hadnt seen the brick, and was startled to learn about it: He pulled out a brick? So what Im saying to you, he added, more softly, is that your intellects your intellectyoull always have itbut you only need one degree. Almost three-quarters of the released population are arrested again within three years. "That was the first time in my life that I really was empowered and felt kind of proud of myself," Kinzel said. Thats an action. Alienation. I had a mentor once, and I was telling him everything I was doing, and he said, Where is Sam in this? That was hugely helpful to me. For the first time in more than two decades, a push to lift this ban is sparking bipartisan support. The primary reason i decided to participate in this film is because I love my brother. Youre going to declare that its as low as youre going to let yourself go. Thats all it is. Sun Tzu said if you know the outcome of the fight anyway, you have no need to fight. If your editor made you put at the top of every column you ever wrote, Written by Tom the Bed-Wetter. Its changing fundamentally the way I think, behave and interact with people, says Dyjuan Tatro (the eukaryotic expert). "Iwant people to walk away from this film understanding that there are many more people who want to be involved in programs like this that are incarcerated, but they don't have the access or the possibility of doing so.". (I did get a C on that Spanish test, but it was the result of some issues in my personal life and, as you can see, I pulled it right up in the following term is what a kid raised with good fortune learns to say.) Now that Ive been home for a few years, I appreciate even more what it means to be a Bard alum. I would have loved to stay at Fortune, he said in early June. So hes, you know, the whole dealthe warrior-monk kind of guy. December 09, 2019 03:36 PM Student Shawnta Montgomery spoke inspiring words at her graduation ceremony: "Inside the walls of a classroom, you escape the walls of a cell and you become an. But we were always working poor. Astudyfrom RAND estimates that for every $1 invested in the program, the country saves five dollars in re-incarceration costs over three years. Nassau County police said Monday that Shawnta Montgomery of Roosevelt was arrested after an autopsy revealed that her daughter, Dishawna, died Friday from a lacerated liver. Craig Steven Wilder and Dyjuan Tatro speak on stage at the special screening of COLLEGE BEHIND BARS at The Apollo Theater on November 12, 2019 in New York City. It was not immediately clear who her lawyer would be. There is still so much work to do, to make sure access to higher education behind bars is fully restored, to put an end to mass incarceration, and to make our country live up to its values. But my job is saving lives now. Youre gonna lose your housing. That youve got to hit the rock-bottom moment? he said, reflectively. A makeshift desk made from cardboard is placed over a sink in a cramped cell. Everyone has to come to the Thursday meeting. You know who Peggy Lee is? he asked. But I want to come back to you, brother. What had seemed an accidental weekly arrangement was purposeful. Rivera was privately equivocal about the reasons for his departure. Late night studying. Itwill impact thousands of people's lives, millions over time, and it also makes fiscal sense. This is one of the very few issueswhere Republicans and Democrats are agreeing that action is necessary.. A pregnant 20-year-old Long Island woman has been charged with manslaughter in the death of her 2-year-old daughter. Email Address: n PVLC @charter.net +1 email. Tamika Graham and Jumaane Williams speak on stage at the special screening of COLLEGE BEHIND BARS at The Apollo Theater on November 12, 2019 in New York City. Still, Rivera admitted that he had decided to leave long before the protests started. And youre calling me at midnight about this because? I said. Being in college gave my brother hope and a purpose. has shaken up the countrys politics. The BPI provides courses for associate degrees (between a high school diploma and a bachelors degree) and bachelors degrees inside six New York prisons, using the same curriculum as it does on the outside. Were bound by laws about sexual offenders and proximity to schools, she said. Privacy Policy |Terms of service |Subscription terms |Your ad choices |Cookie Settings |California Privacy Rights |About Us |Contact Newsday |Reprints & permissions |Advertise with Newsday |Help. In prison, Rivera recalled, he helped care for sick inmates during the height of the AIDS crisis, and he has done the same sort of work ever since. Page emphasizes the societys open doors policy. Why does power corrupt? Were all transitioning. Scary. Rivera forwarded the text to a friend and added a comment: This is why I do what I do.. Additionally, they study without the internet a benefit most students take for granted. People who have just come home meet interviewers in mock interviews. Shawnta Montgomery and Tamika Graham. It's not that often that you see such a clear narrative of this policy change," said CaseyGoldvale, who co-wrote the study. The crime is not who you are, its what you did. David said once, to a journalist who asked, How can you work with these violent criminals?, Well, how would you like to be identified for your entire life by the one worst thing youve ever done? He was accepted to the Bard Prison Initiative's post-secondary education program, where he joined BPI's debate team, which drew national attention after they defeated the group from Harvard University. 7,069 Followers, 2,004 Following, 3,816 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Shawnta' Jackson (@bodybyshawnta) Founder and Executive Director of BPI. You may change your parameters at any time using the link found at the bottom of every email. of the Fortune Society, explained from her office at the societys administrative headquarters, in Long Island City. These students work their way into a highly selective program, they meet the demands of a rigorous curriculum and the expectations of classmates who aim for academic excellenceand they do so under conditions that no one would describe as optimum for, or conducive to, academic success. 2023 Cond Nast. How do you know youve hit bottom? Student Shawnta Montgomery spoke inspiring words at her graduation ceremony: Inside the walls of a classroom, you escape the walls of a cell and you become an individual again. Montgomery was graduating from theBard Prison Initiative program, featured in the new PBS and Ken Burns documentary,College Behind Bars. After the toddler's death later that morning, the county medical examiner's office conducted an autopsy and on Saturday found that the girl had been killed by a blow to her liver, Nassau police said. In the words of Max Kenner, its founder and executive director, the BPI is a very simple experiment: what happens when we provide the kind of education that traditionally in the US is only provided to lucky, privileged, rich people to others?. Program Associate with the Ford Foundation. And I was with one of my mentors, watching these great little kids playing in this playground. A Roosevelt woman, seven months pregnant, has been charged with manslaughter after she beat her 2-year-old daughter to death for misbehaving while brushing her teeth, police said. Elitha Smith-Lutz He can tell the difference between someone who looks tough and someone whos a threat. I dont know if they realize how essential that support was and continues to be. An older resident, Ervin Hunt, known to all as Easy, sat in the rear, to the left. Peer Recovery Counselor, Fortune Society. Lets not make it about the dynamite. What causes it?, One man tried to explain his suspicion that a bunkmate in a homeless shelter had taken money from his backpack. Rivera furrowed his brow, as one who, knowing exactly who Peggy Lee was, was disinclined to admit it at just that moment. 'You don't know what you did for me': Released from prison by Obama, now on the dean's list. We tried to convince the powers that be that this was a shortsighted decision, says Anthony Annucci, the acting commissioner for New Yorks department of corrections, but we couldnt compete with the 20-second soundbite. A recidivism rate among BPI graduates of 4%, compared with the usual 50%, did nothing to change anyones mind. The vast majority of participants have never experienced an education that called upon them to ask these questions. It is enough to evoke the difference between their lives and normal lives without overwhelming or numbing the viewer with a welter of miseries and narratives that become indistinguishable. There was an endless line of men snaking up the stairs of this theatrical building. Giovannie Hernandez, 17 Thats the only way it happens. And he was right.. All the energy you see in this film, its still there with a new generation of students. Since then, he has been back and forth between Fortune and another nonprofit. The former convent school would be unaffordable now. For decades, college prison programs flourished across the country. I was driving by a playground once, near where I grew up. And Fortune froze. He was frustrated that, even though the staff was almost fifty per cent Black, it took weeks for its leaders to speak out. I got my job and my apartment is a motto of success. Thats the trick. Ill accept you any way you are. Did I ever tell you about the time Edward Albee came to the Castle on a Thursday? Rothenberg said, brightening the silence. Youre gonna lose your freedom. Access to education is at the heart of filmmakerLynn Novick and producer Sarah Botstein's vision. With some people, it was just a faade, a performance to get in. Its likeyou know, Ive been thinking a lot lately about diets. Among the central skills that the Fortune Society teaches is how, in a job interview, to tell the truth while putting the best face on a previous failure. "Inside the walls of a classroom, you escape the walls of a cell and you become an individual again," says Shawnta Montgomery, speaking at the 16th commencement of the Bard Prison Initiative (BPI), in the documentary. Shawnta J Montgomery 1979 Shawnta J Montgomery, born 1979. Max Kenner Hilton Webb was there, and, with the stoicism that betokens great pride in accomplishment, he narrated to Sam the sequence of certificates he was pursuing. The study projected large benefits toreinstating Pell Grant access to incarcerated individuals, finding that inmatesleavingprison will getjobs, contribute to the economyand will be less likely togo back to prison. The film trails Hall, a2011Bard Prison Initiative graduate whoearned a bachelor's degreein German studies, as he navigates the parole process, is released from prison and enters the workforce. Quick Facts She was born on 12-07-1949. She said the film is meant to challenge the public's perception of who deserves access to education. To revisit this article, select My Account, thenView saved stories, To revisit this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. Angela Scott, an eight-year veteran of the society, has replaced Rivera. Actually, Shirley Booth did the play on Broadway., Later that day, Hilton Webb texted Rivera, saying that he would begin to think less about education and more about independence. "This isn't about giving people in prisonsomething new," Brumfieldsaid. He knows prison faces. Shawnta Montgomery had suffered what police described as "an accidental fall down the stairs.". When the two screened one of their filmsat aBPI class at Eastern Correctional Facility in New York, the engaging conversation they had with the inmates encouraged them to expose the program to more people. Yet, Bard Prison Initiatives stellar outcomes make it ripe for private philanthropic investment. Ken Burns Directed by Lynn Novick and executive-produced by Ken Burns (maker of the celebrated 1990 series The Civil War and many others, including last years Country Music), it follows several prisoners of New York states Eastern Correctional Facility a maximum-security prison for men and one at Taconic Correctional Facility, a medium-security prison for women. So, when Im there, like thishe became the man he is in meetings, hands relaxed by his sides, a half smile on his facethen Im sending the message that you can be both, a tough guy who is open and not frightened. ROOSEVELT, NY Police have charged 20-year-old Shawnta Montgomery, of Roosevelt, with first-degree manslaughter. , Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein, with BPIs community of alumni, families, staff, faculty, and supporters for a special screening of, Program Specialist Open Society Foundation, Found of Listen Up Media, Philadelphia Eagles Two-time Super Bowl Champion, Canvass Director at JustLeadershipUSA and the Lead National Organizer for Beyond the Box Initiative, Last month, I visited BPIs home at Eastern Correctional Facility. This is about undoing a mistake.. ROOSEVELT, NY Police have charged 20-year-old Shawnta Montgomery, of Roosevelt, with first-degree manslaughter. Some argue that time and resources would be better spent teaching prisoners skills or trades so that they can obtain employment after graduation as laborers. As the sociologist Erving Goffman wrote in the nineteen-fifties, A status, a position, a social place, it is not a material thing to be possessed and displayed; it is something to be enacted and portrayed. That idea is profoundly relevant to the work of the Fortune Society. College Behind Bars"follows students in the Bard Prison Initiative, a privately funded college program that began in 2001 inNew York state prisons. There was a brief pause. I discovered liberation in education. Your support helps make this possible. You should be, like, this should be a celebration, man. You got to explain this shit, man.. Taxpayer dollars are not at work. ", 68% of inmates released from state prisons were rearrested, 42.6% of state prisoners released in 2012 returned to prison, Released from prison by Obama, now on the dean's list, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. There are 2.3 million people incarcerated in the United States, some of whom wound up there because the education system failed them previously. In the coming years, we will end mass incarceration and restore investments in education to precisely the places where leaders have prioritized punishment. Prosecutors said Montgomery admitted to "punching her own baby," Dizhawna Montgomery, after she acted up while brushing her teeth Friday. Rivera soberly restores order, often in response to an excess of poetry that the meeting has allowed itself. Its all dramatic, and they hit the thingold school!you know, the box with the plunger? As the car pulled up to the Castle, a group of residents, all masked, were waiting on the steps. So tonight, I want to thank all of our families for supporting us for believing in us, and for being there. Executive Director of College & Community Fellowship. Follow. Millennial Politician Chle Swarbrick Challenges New Zealands Boomer Generation. Get the latest news about BPI and our work. Creating educational opportunities in prison nationwide. Asnuntuck Community College in northern Connecticut, for example, is feeling the effects of expanding Pell Grants to prisoners. The headcount which drags prisoners back to their cells five times a day is disruptive enough, but the constant noise and unrest means that a lot of the students work from late at night until early in the morning; it is the only time that they can trust they wont be interrupted. If I wait for the world to be better, then the whole society would have to change, and I dont have a long enough life to wait for that to happen., At a Thursday meeting a couple of weeks later, a recent home-comer praised another Castle client for gently urging him away from a confrontation with someone who pushed himor whom he perceived to have pushed himon the subway. We would not be here without you. Though the two types of study are not mutually exclusive, trades are typically emphasized for certain types of learners at the expense of the liberal arts. Thats why I say, If youre going around meto smoke or get high or whateveryoure not fooling me. When you come home and someone says, How ya doing? its not a question. I think I may have been delaying things because its been almost fifty years since I last lived by myself, Webb explained. Chief of Staff, Bronx Defenders. The neighborhood, which had been poverty-stricken, filled with abandoned buildings, and therefore affordable when the Fortune Society salvaged the place, in the late nineteen-nineties, is now, as Columbia University pushes north and west, an ever more desirable area, dotted with restaurants and the inevitable espresso joints. That changes everything., The residents of the Castle admired Rivera for being as reliable about small things as he was about big ones. For the 2019-20 award year, the maximum Pell Grant amount is $6,195. All of them are working towards a college degree under Bard Colleges Bard Prison Initiative (BPI). Its hard., Rivera grew gentler: Can I talk about that? Or do you want the guy that comes home with no job? Our line was: If you smoke weed, and keep doing it, were going to discharge you. In early July, Rivera paid the Castle and its residents a final visit. (I didnt realize how important it was to make a statement because I thought our actions spoke for themselves, Page said. I told her, Never assume. Thats a line from the Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy movie Desk Set. Rothenberg paused. She represents a lot of Americans who are worried about the outrageous cost of education, and where our tax dollars are going. . Dont answer! The BPI is funded entirely by donations. Last month, Congress introduced bills that wouldreinstate Pell Grant eligibility for those incarceratedas part ofwider college affordability legislation. The quote is mine, so Im gonna own it, he said. I cant fix you. Rivera and Rothenberg were like a couple who had been working in a hardware store for too many decades; they enjoyed each other and gibed at each other, and by now the enjoyment had become the gibing. It empowered me to realize I wasn't a stupid kid.". Police responded to her Hudson Avenue home at around 9:10 a.m. Friday for an aided case involving her baby. Ive never met anyone who O.D.d on marijuana. (Page said that Fortune would never force a client out just for smoking marijuana. Botstein said thefilmmakers challenge viewers to rethink their views of felons bynot immediately revealing the BPI students' crimes, unlike most other films and books on the subject of college in prison. Then come back up. nothing. Consortium for the Liberal Arts in Prison. Tell me, if I do will anything come up? The candidate, trained in previous classes, struggled to recall the ideal answer, which is something like: Yes, when I was younger and behaving stupidly, an unfortunate situation occurred and someone got badly hurt. So, I tell the story. Nobody fixes you but you. What were doing now with policing, its as if we deliberately set buildings on fire, and then installed a fire station across the street. Phone Number: (757) 237-IJJT. "We need to be careful to make sure that the level of quality that we received with our education is kept intact," Hall said. This isnt the picturemost Americans haveof prison. If someone says, How ya doing? and you start telling someone how you are, you might as well be wearing a big sign saying I Have No Idea Where I Am. So. We hadnt addressed his trauma adequately, he said. (Photo by Ben Gabbe/Getty Images for Skiff Mountain Films). Youre always coming home., He has a favorite aphorism about those whom he always calls his clients, which on another afternoon he stressed more fiercely than his usually equable tone allows. And the cry went around the gallery: Resignation not accepted!, Rivera tried to quiet them. While reading books and writing essays in my cell, often late at night when it was quiet, the prison walls faded, my loneliness faded, and I became free. The first-floor room where the Thursday meeting takes place is decorated with a plush rug and photographs of the Castle from back when it was a Catholic girls school, and a poster-size Times article about the Fortune kitchen, which has a reputation for seriously good cooking. One Thursday, Shawnta Montgomery, who loves to tease Rivera for his sincerity and self-seriousness, was on the right, too, closer up. By signing up, you agree to our User Agreement and Privacy Policy & Cookie Statement. 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