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The Capitol Connection - Max Kenner, Founder and Executive Director of The Bard Prison Initiative (BPI)

By David Guistina
Published September 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT

(Airs 09/04/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina speaks with Max Kenner, Founder and Executive Director of the Bard Prison Initiative, about how the unique program creates opportunities for incarcerated men and women to earn a Bard College degree while serving their sentences.

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David Guistina
David Guistina is the host of Capital Connection, Legislative Gazette, and Morning Edition and the producer of the Media Project on WAMC.
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