Nationwide, over half of released inmates are rearrested within five years, but one college behind bars seeks to change this statistic. FIRST DEGREE takes viewers inside the infamous Sing Sing maximum security prison and offers a unique window into their college degree program that helps prevent released inmates from returning. Watch the full film streaming on Chasing the Dream Facebook June 18 at 10:30PM.
First Degree
TRANSCRIPT
NARRATOR: Nationwide, over half of released inmates return to prison within five years.
Can an educational program at Sing Sing beat those odds?
JERMAINE ARCHER, INMATE: I left high school with a criminal record.
And I'm leaving Sing Sing with a college degree.
NARRATOR: First Degree with John Fugelsang.
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